The story of the Saints’ 2020 season will be told for ages. Will it include a Super Bowl?

Years from now, untold numbers may warmly recall the first time in NFL history when two 40-something Hall of Fame-caliber quarterbacks squared off against each other.

Drew Brees, 41, versus Tom Brady, 43, both fit as a fiddle in the twilight of their stellar careers ... New Orleans Saints against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on the opening weekend of the 2020 season.

Aw, it was a sight to behold, a game for the ages between two ageless wonders.

Viewed by millions on national television.

With nary a fan in attendance.

Fans were not allowed inside the 73,000-seat stadium the day of the game, so the story will go, because of health and safety guidelines put in place to help thwart the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, replaced by piped-in crowd noise at 70 decibels and virtual fans in the stands.

It was a sign of unprecedented times the record will show.

Now jump back to the present for Sunday’s intriguing matchup at 3:25 p.m. (Fox) between a pair of highly-touted teams from the NFC South in the first of two divisional games this season.

With a third perhaps coming in the playoffs if prognosticators are correct.

I like the Saints at 3 1/2 points.

I also like the Saints to capture their fourth consecutive division crown, win the NFC and go on to play the defending Super Bowl-champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV.

In a perfect Who Dat World, the Saints also would dethrone the Chiefs and send Brees off into retirement on a high note with his second Super Bowl MVP trophy to go along with his first league MVP award.

Wouldn’t that be something.

It’s not as far-fetched as it may sound. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis, coach Sean Payton and their football operations have pieced together a roster from top to bottom that seems more than capable of running the table.

Now they have to do it, beginning with Sunday’s much-anticipated game against the new-look Buccaneers who also have cobbled a roster to do something their franchise hasn’t done since 2007: Win the NFC South and make the playoffs.

The Bucs begin with Brady, the six-time winning Super Bowl quarterback, whom they enticed away from New England and other suitors during free agency. But it doesn’t end with him. They also have acquired Brady’s sidekick from New England, tight end Rob Gronkowski, and recently added running back Leonard Fournette in addition to boasting a formidable receiving corps and a top-10 defense.

The Bucs are the real deal.

Know this about Brady:

▪ Brady has been favored in 80 consecutive games dating back to Week 14 in 2014, according to Pro Football Reference.

▪ The last time Brady was an underdog in a regular-season game came on Nov. 30, 2014, when the Patriots closed as a 3-point underdog to the Green Bay Packers in a game that New England lost 26-21.

▪ During that 80-game streak, Brady went 62-18 straight up and 47-30-3 against the spread.

As previously stated, I like the Saints on Sunday and going forward this season.

Meantime, I’m going to sit back and enjoy the show between two of the game’s all-time great quarterbacks.