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USA TODAY Sports' Week 3 NFL picks: Do Rams hand Tom Brady's Buccaneers first loss of 2021?

Tom Brady's upcoming return to Gillette Stadium on Oct. 3, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers face his former team, the New England Patriots, could set a new standard for NFL regular-season hype.

But first, TB12 and the Bucs will provide a juicy hors d'oeuvre, their game Sunday in Los Angeles against the Rams the only one in Week 3 that will pair undefeated teams.

Somewhat amazingly, only two of our seven NFL experts believe the Buccaneers will make it to Foxborough at 3-0! Certainly reasonable to believe the Rams, who ranked second in our latest power rankings (behind the Bucs), could pull off the minor upset – especially considering they won 27-24 at Tampa last November.

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But Nate Davis and Jarrett Bell believe Brady still sets out to rectify every misstep he's endured in the NFL, including a 2020 regular-season loss most have forgotten.

Enjoy.

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