One factor that could push Fox’s Super Bowl audience to a new high is a streaming feed of the game that will be available on Tubi, Fox Corp.’s free ad-supported TV service, which is available to anyone with an internet connection. Last year’s CBS telecast was streamed on Paramount+, which requires a subscription.

Brady has shown all the signs of a guy who was handed a plum job without having paid his dues first, and it’ll be a minor miracle if he doesn’t mar Sunday's game with a blunder at a critical moment.