The GOAT, on this night, in the biggest game of the season for his team, was the goat.
TAMPA, Fla. — When Tom Brady unretired last March after all of 40 days of retirement that obviously wasn’t blissful, he boldly stated the reasoning for his return as “unfinished business.’’ Much like it’s never been good business to bet against the likes of Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan, the same goes for Brady, who’s spent more than two decades defying the odds since the Patriots drafted him in the sixth round 23 years ago. in the NFC wild-card round at Raymond James Stadium.
No moment in this game portrayed Brady as a player ready for retirement more than the Buccaneers’ second-and-goal play from the Dallas 5-yard line on the second play of the second quarter. As Brady backpedaled in the pocket with two Cowboys pressuring him up the middle, he pump-faked and then floated an absolute duck to no one in particular toward the back of the end zone.Cowboys safety Jayron Kearse, an accidental tourist of sorts, was the recipient of the rare gift from Brady, picking off the pass to end a 14-play, 70-yard drive with 14:51 remaining in the first half and Dallas leading just 6-0.
How rare was the gaffe by Brady, a mistake that’s usually reserved for jittery rookie quarterbacks with happy feet playing in their first NFL game?It was his first turnover in the red zone since 2019 when he was still with the Patriots. Brady had made 410 pass attempts, thrown 86 TD passes and rushed for seven more since then.
The only thing that kept the offensively anemic Buccaneers in the game — at least on the scoreboard — was Dallas kicker Brett Maher,
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