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Los Angeles (AFP)
With the best first half of his legendary career, Tom Brady threw for 348 yards and four touchdowns, propelling the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 47-7 win over the Detroit Lions on Saturday, which they secured their first playoff appearance since 2007.
Brady, 43, had never added more yards in the first half during his two decades as a figure in the American football league (NFL), in which he won six Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots.
The quarterback only surpassed that number in half a game on one occasion, in the second half of a 2012 game against San Francisco in which he racked up 367 yards.
Inspired by Brady, the Buccaneers came into halftime with a 34-0 lead at Ford Field in Detroit and a total of 410 yards driven, a mark never achieved by the franchise and not seen in the NFL at the time. last decade.
The triumph keeps Tampa Bay in second place in the South division of the National Conference with 10 wins and 5 losses that ensure a return to the playoffs.
“This is just the beginning,” Tampa Bay manager Bruce Arians said. “Our goal when we started was to get into the dance. Now it’s to add 11 wins and see who we play next.”
Brady is shining in his first season at Tampa Bay, where he has 36 touchdown passes so far this year (a franchise record), while without him the Patriots have missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
On Saturday, the quarterback completed 22 pitches of 27 attempts before being booked off the bench in the second half.
Brady threw a 33-yard touchdown pass from Rob Gronkowski, a 27-yard pass to Mike Evans, a 12-yard pass to Antonio Brown and a 7-yard pass to Chris Godwin.
The Lions, who have five wins and 10 losses, were decimated in the first quarter by the injury to the right ankle of their quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Results for Saturday’s day of the American Football League (NFL):
Detroit Lions – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7-47
Arizona Cardinals – San Francisco 49ers
Las Vegas Raiders – Miami Dolphins
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