It’s going to test our mental toughness,” Gronkowski said of the loss during a postgame press conference in Miami. He was the last defender who could have tackled Drake, but instead the tight end (playing safety at the time) watched Drake score the touchdown. Ryan Tannehill threw the ball downfield, and a series of laterals put the ball in the hands of Drake, who flew upfield and into the end zone.īecause the Patriots were expecting a Hail Mary, they had Rob Gronkowski on the field to bat down the pass. And that’s exactly what the Dolphins did with just seven seconds left. The Patriots added to their lead in the final seconds of the game with a Stephen Gostkowski field goal, which forced the Dolphins to score a touchdown on their final possession. We’ve got a lot of football left, and we’ll see if we can play better next week.” ![]() “I’ve had some pretty tough losses in my career,” Brady said. Has Brady ever experienced a loss like this one? Lax40 (the 40 references being my age next month).IT'S A MIRACLE IN MIAMI /PvNMIaXBAB And Tom Brady knows this, more than he can admit. With this win and a playoff berth, this should be the last ride and a victory lap regardless of final standings. Had Tampa Bay lost today, maybe a 24th season would have been likely. Now, the time will come in days when it will be over for Brady. May that be considered a victory, given the past year. It is that latter version which has carried the Bucs to this NFC South placement. Honestly, I have seen 2 Brady’s this year: the harried earlier version and the divorced version. The NFC South has been pants in 2022-3 so far. Perhaps, much like Ben Roethlisberger decided to retire after making the playoffs last year with what went on Tom Brady feels the same way this year. And I definitely can’t see Brady continuing beyond these next 2 games or so. Even so, I cannot see the Bucs winning against the Atlanta Falcons next week (although it may not matter) or even the wild card game against whichever NFC team (and that will matter). This also marked Brady’s first touchdown run this season. Only 2000 being a losing season and AFC East malarkey in 2002 along with 2008 have dented a perfect record. This now marks Tom Brady’s 20 season making the playoffs. It seemed apt that all receiving touchdowns went to him. And honestly, Evans has been the important glue that has kept the Bucs to respectability in recent years. Only Jerry Rice and Tim Brown have 9 straight 1,000 receiving yard seasons consecutively besides Mike Evans. With this game, I think Mike Evans has made a case for being a Hall of Fame receiver. Sadly, the New York Jets have been a disappointment. I did not focus much on the game, since the New York Giants have made the playoffs and the New England Patriots won today with a similar 8-8 record. Well, my congratulations to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for somehow finding their way to playoff contention. But they have been eliminated from postseason contention. The 6-10 Panthers will be at the Saints next week. They will close the regular season at the 6-10 Falcons in Week 18. The win puts the Buccaneers at 8-8 and division champions. The Panthers had trouble running the ball, gaining just 73 yards on 23 carries - 3.2 yards per attempt. Moore had six catches for 117 yards with a touchdown. He finished 23-of-37 passing for 341 yards with three TDs.ĭ.J. He also had another fumble that he recovered. The Bucs were officially back in the postseason with a 30-24 victory.ĭarnold had three turnovers in the contest with two lost fumbles and an interception. The Panthers tried a Stanford Band play as time expired, but it was to no avail. An illegal man downfield penalty backed the Bucs up 5 yards, but it also took precious seconds on the clock for Carolina’s last opportunity. And with three timeouts, Carolina forced a three-and-out for Tampa Bay to get the ball back.īut the snap was low on Jake Camarda‘s punt and he somehow had to get the ball away after fielding it and running to his left. The Panthers kicked a field goal to narrow the Bucs’ lead to 30-24 with 59 seconds left. That was set up by a Sam Darnold strip-sack, which Anthony Nelson forced and nose tackle Vita Vea recovered. Then Brady took in a QB sneak for a touchdown to put the game out of reach with 1:58 left in the contest. The 57-yard score and 30-yard TD came on consecutive drives in the fourth quarter and put the Bucs ahead 24-21.Įvans finished with 10 catches for 207 yards with three scores. The receiver out of Texas A&M caught three long touchdowns of 63, 57, and 30 yards. Quarterback Tom Brady and receiver Mike Evans went off on Sunday, leading the team to a 30-21 victory to clinch the NFC South and guarantee a home playoff game.īrady threw for 432 yards and three touchdowns and all three went to Evans. It’s been an ugly season for Tampa Bay, but the Buccaneers will be back in the postseason.
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