In the fourth quarter, with about seven minutes left, the Buccaneers faced fourth-and-10 in their own territory. Both drives ended in field goals but it wasn't like Tampa Bay was scoring quickly. The offense couldn't sustain drives and the defense seemed to be worn out and couldn't get off the field in the second half. There didn't seem to be much hope for the Buccaneers to come back after the Saints took a 16-3 lead in the fourth quarter. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images) Bucs, Tom Brady pull out a great win Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers pulled out a huge win over the Saints. Since he joined the Buccaneers, Brady was just 1-4 against the Saints in the regular season coming into the day (though the Bucs did get a playoff win over New Orleans on their way to a Super Bowl title).įor about 55 minutes, it looked like Allen had Brady's number again and the Saints, who were 4-8 coming into the game, would get back in the NFC South race with a huge win. Last season, the Saints shut out the Buccaneers 9-0. The Saints haven't done a lot right this season, but coach Dennis Allen has been fantastic against Tampa Bay during the Brady era. Offensively it wasn't a great performance, but the defense kept the Saints in the game. They got a field goal late in the half and led 10-3 at halftime. New Orleans wasn't much better on offense but the Saints did hit a 30-yard touchdown pass to Taysom Hill. For the rest of the half they had three punts, an interception and they kneeled to end the first half. They had a 16-play, 72-yard drive and even though it ended with a field goal, it was a positive start. The game started well for the Buccaneers.
The only win when facing that type of deficit before the comeback against the Saints was Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons. But when Brady needed to make some plays in crunch time, he came through like he has so many times before.īefore Monday night, Brady was 0-37 in the regular season and 1-43 in the playoffs when trailing by 13 or more points in the fourth quarter, according to ESPN Stats and Info. They really had no business winning on Monday night. The Buccaneers hadn't won when trailing by 8 or more points in the fourth quarter since 2012, ESPN said on its broadcast.
The Buccaneers improved to 6-6, and are in position to win a bad division. Brady hit running back Rachaad White for a 6-yard touchdown with three seconds left, and the extra point gave Tampa Bay a dramatic 17-16 win. Brady might not be the same player he has been for a couple decades, but he's still capable of some magic moments. Then, the defense forced a quick punt and gave the ball back to Tom Brady, who led a game-winning drive. Tampa Bay, which trailed by 13 late in the fourth quarter and looked like it had no chance to put up any touchdowns, scored with three minutes remaining. And the greatest quarterback in NFL history was there to make sure it happened. If that was going to happen, it would have by this point in the season.īut all the Buccaneers needed Monday night to score a huge win in the NFC South race was play well for about five minutes. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense isn't capable of playing well for 60 minutes.
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