The Tampa Bay Buccaneers rewarded themselves for a strong comeback in the Monday Night Game.
After 3:14 deficit in the meantime, the franchise around superstar Tom Brady has retracted a narrow 25:23 victory at the New York Giants. Two interceptions from Giants quarterback Daniel Jones in the second half gave the Bucs the opportunity to ten points.
Brady gave his team the first lead with a touchdown pass in the third quarter to Rob Gronkowski. As a result, Tampa Bay maintained the lead. Although the Giants still had the chance to force extra time with a two-point conversion 28 seconds before the end, the pass from Jones to Dion Lewis was blocked by Safety Antoine Winfield Jr.
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Brady with two touchdown passes
Brady made 28 of 40 passes for 279 yards and made two touchdowns. The 43-year-old had obvious difficulties getting into the game. After a sack, he slammed his helmet on the sidelines, visibly frustrated. But it was only a matter of time before the four-time Super Bowl MVP found his form and led the Bucs to victory.
With his two touchdown passes at MetLife Stadium, Brady screwed his career yield to 561 and again overtook Drew Brees (560) of the New Orleans Saints in the leaderboard. On Sunday (local time) there will be a duel between the two “oldies”.
“We didn’t find energy quickly enough, we got a slap on the mouth,” said Bucs coach Bruce Arians after the game. “And praise Joe Judge (Giants-Trainer; Anm. d. Red.). His crew was ready and they tore their asses off. But it was still enough to win the game. “
And further: “The last time it got close, we lost. So this time we won. So we grew a bit as a team. It wasn’t our best game, but it was enough to win.”