Tom Brady has found another country to conquerīucs’ Chris Godwin will need more time to return to his old form Tom Brady’s displeasure with the Bucs’ effort has been evidentīucs may have a wimpy offense, but the defense hasn’t come to the rescue either Here’s some of our content leading up to today’s game:īucs become part of Germany’s long love affair with the NFL Who’s in/who’s outįollow our Bucs writers on Twitter at and A little light reading Nothing would make them feel more at home.
We saw signs of the team the Bucs can be late in last week’s win, when the defense shut out the Rams in the fourth quarter and Brady led a seven-play, 60-yard scoring drive in the final minute capped by his 1-yard touchdown toss to tight end Cade Otton in the closing seconds.Ĭan they build on that win to get back to being the team that won Super Bowl 55 at Raymond James Stadium in Brady’s first season in Tampa Bay and came within a field goal of advancing to the NFC title game a year ago? On a couple of inopportune occasions, it failed to come up with late-game stops. Injuries have been a problem in the secondary. The running game has been non-existent.Ī defense that has been solid for the most part has proven susceptible to the run. He has trouble trusting a still-developing interior line. Brady and his receivers have been out of sync. Starting today, the Bucs have nine weeks, counting the bye week, to get their game in shape for the postseason, where they will have bigger goals and face considerably tougher competition. It was the fourth different country in which Brady has won an NFL game, having previously done so in the United States, England and Mexico. But the quarterback slipped and fell, and cornerback Tyriq Woolen picked off the errant pass. Taking a direct snap in the third quarter, he threw to Brady, who was split out wide to the left. Mike Evans had five receptions for 54 yards.įournette ran for 57 yards and a 1-yard touchdown on 14 carries before leaving in the fourth quarter with a hip injury. Godwin caught six passes for 71 yards and a touchdown. Running back Rachaad White did most of the work, rushing four times for 34 yards, giving him 105 for the game on 22 carries.īrady completed 22 of 29 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns, including a 31-yarder to Julio Jones in the second quarter. However, the Bucs’ offense stepped up when their defense couldn’t, picking up four first downs on their final drive to run out the clock. But Geno Smith scoring passes of 21 yards to Tyler Lockett and 19 to Marquise Goodwin brought Seattle back to within 21-16 with nearly four minutes still to play.
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