Down 10 points in the fourth quarter, brave cat regroup thief forced to work overtime, then finish the curtain back with an attempt to set up by Ryan Succop goal on the field of 40 yards and a come back to win 19-16 via Arizona Cardinals in Christmas.
Brady completed six straight 69-yard passes in stoppage time to reach the 19-yard line, and Succop’s kick helped the Bucs win a game where their offense was committed. little in the fourth half. Brady finished with 281 yards.
The Bucs (7-8) have set up well, such as a home win over Carolina next week that will claim the NFC South title. If they lose Sunday, Jaguar could have eliminated the Bucs with a victory in Tampa.
Fail 16-6 in fourth quarter, Bucs attack wakes up, with Leonard Fournette Cross the screen to reach 44 yards. Brady went 6 to 7 out of 67 yards in the driveway, finished in third and scored the winning goal with a 3-yard touchdown pass to the rookie running back White Rachaad to get within three points.
Then the Cardinals fumbled in an optional pitch, with Bucs .’s defensive midfielder Will Gholston Jump on the loose ball. That set up another goal at Succop Stadium to end the game in the 16th minute with 2:27 remaining.
The Bucs’ defense kept Arizona’s offense under control for most of the night, but a 47-yard pass from Follow McSorley to the receiver Hollywood Brown set 39 yards Matt Prater The goal gave the Cardinals a 9-6 lead with 14:07 remaining.
That momentum started after Brady’s second interception in the game, both by Arizona Marco Wilson. Brady has only had 3 interceptions in the first 12 games of this season, but now has 2 each in his last 3 games, giving him nine for the year.
The two teams played offensively to lead to a 6-6 draw after halftime, with Arizona scoring a 53-yard goal from Prater just before half-time.
The Bucs ran for 48 yards in their first two innings – one flag obstructed White’s pass and one 18-yard run – but that hit stalled at Arizona 20, resulting in an on-field goal. . The Bucs defense responded with a turnover, as the outside pawn Anthony Nelson fired McSorley and was forced to grope that pawn White Devin recovery for Bucs. That revenue didn’t bring in any points, as the Bucs won it at 4th and 1st at Arizona 48 and Fournette was stopped due to falling sales.
A goal from Prater 56 yards ended the game 3-3, and another Bucs driveway stalled in the red area, with a touchdown nullified by a free kick. An illegal diversion followed by a hold, set up another goal on Ryan Succop’s field. Brady struggled to move the leash consistently, with another drive ending in an intercept when he threw while being hit by a bullet.
Brady was just 12 to 20 for 87 yards in the first half, five of those finishes coming from pitches into the Fournette net. McSorley, his first NFL start after injury Kyler Murray and backup Colt McCoyis 10 to 21 in 79 yards.
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Greg Auman is the NFC South correspondent for FOX Sports, covering the Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers and Saints. He’s in his 10th season joining full-time for the Bucs and NFL, having spent time with the Tampa Bay Times and The Athletic. You can follow him on Twitter at @gregauman.
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