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Bill Plaschke: Tom Brady overcame his doubters with a greatness that made anything possible

LOS ANGELES — The press box was suddenly hushed. I'll never forget the sound of that hush.

It was two Sundays ago in Tampa, Raymond James Stadium, the Rams playing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC divisional playoff.

For nearly three hours, the Rams were dominating, leading by 24 points, and my working brethren were relaxed, chatting, loudly typing stories that would be completed long before the end of the game.

Then, in the flash of a GOAT, everything changed.

Tom Brady went to work. And the press box grew sweepingly silent, awestruck, entranced, because everyone knew.

At age 44,

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