Billed as a battle of younger stars and outdated veterans, the hotly-anticipated showdown at Wynn Golf Membership went to the ultimate gap, with three-time MVP Rodgers sinking his final putt for birdie and the win.

The 12-hole contest noticed crowds at “the Match” for the primary time, with gamers geared up with mics to permit them to speak with one another and TNT presenters, anchored by sportscaster Ernie “E.J” Johnson.

The psychological warfare waged within the build-up to the sixth version of occasion ramped up even additional on the course, with Inexperienced Bay QB Rodgers sneaking in a single final dig earlier than tee-off: “I believed they’d decide some competent golfers, after which I noticed the matchup.”

The mind-games prolonged to the gamers’ alternative of kit, with Allen proudly exhibiting off his customized golf ball emblazoned with Brady’s notorious photograph from the 2000 NFL Scouting Mix.

There have been few bleak moments within the seven-time Tremendous Bowl winner’s distinguished profession, however Brady has made no secret of his disdain for the image. When rumors swirled of Elon Musk’s potential takeover of Twitter in April, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback tweeted Musk asking if he might delete the photograph as soon as he purchased the social media platform.

Nonetheless, Brady got here ready with a customized ball of his personal, imprinting his with the picture of a well-recognized buddy — the Lombardi Trophy.

Having suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Mahomes’ very personal Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in January’s AFC Championship sport, Allen is but to win a hoop, a indisputable fact that Brady ensured the Buffalo Payments quarterback was made conscious of.

“Josh have you ever ever seen one in all these?” Brady jibed, presenting the ball to Allen. “Have you learnt what that’s?”

On the eve of the competition, Mahomes had admitted to CNN Sport’s Andy Scholes that he anticipated some nerves on the primary tee, and the indicators appeared ominous early on as Brady and Rodgers took the primary two holes to race into an early lead.
“You guys aren’t shocked by this are you?” Brady quipped, although Allen was fast on the draw with a jab about his older opponents each reportedly skipping organized staff actions (OTAs).

“These guys are fairly good at golf. That is what occurs when you do not go to OTAs,” Allen mentioned. “You simply play golf all day.”

‘Grim Reaper’

Showcasing some spectacular driving and placing, Mahomes and Allen mounted a comeback that noticed them stage the competition on the fifth gap, earlier than nudging into the lead for the primary time on the eighth.

Victory for the older duo on the tenth teed up a grandstand end, although in accordance with Mahomes, this was all the time the plan.

Chatting to TNT anchor Johnson as he drove his buggy to the following tee, Mahomes mentioned: “Ernie, I instructed you earlier we have been going make it good TV.

“Me and Josh simply allow them to get again into it actual fast so we will go and end it off right here on the finish.”

Nicknamed the ‘Grim Reaper’ by Chiefs head coach Andy Reid for his means to drag his staff by way of grim moments, Mahomes isn’t any stranger to developing clutch on the demise.

Sadly for him, neither are Rodgers and Brady. Having birdied the eleventh gap, Rodgers repeated the feat on the final to clinch victory, celebrating with a fist pump because the ball was nonetheless rolling in direction of the cup.

“So good, what a putt. Good match, large man, superior job,” Brady mentioned to his teammate.

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Triumph noticed Brady declare his first “the Match” win after two straight losses, whereas Rodgers added a second straight victory after defeating his teammate in final 12 months’s occasion.

And regardless of a day filled with trash speak, it was all respect on the shut because the 4 opponents shook arms.

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