Tom Brady back to being the GOAT makes Buccaneers scary again in NFC playoff picture
Tom Brady back to being the GOAT makes Buccaneers scary again in NFC playoff picture
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Tom Brady has turned his unfamiliar frown upside down. Not surprisingly, that has quickly flipped the script on the Buccaneers' season in just two games.Tampa Bay was on the brink of falling to 3-6 while trailing the Rams at home with le s than a minute to go in Week 9. It took Brady only 44 seconds to change that with a .According to Brady, that was "awesome." Make that "fking awesome."The Buccaneers faced a tougher test Sunday in Munich, Germany, against a red-hot Seahawks team, in first place in the NFC West. Brady and the Bucs jumped out to a 14-0 lead and were mostly in complete control, even after Brady threw his first interception in 400 pa s attempts in the fourth quarter.MORE:The result was a solid 21-16 victory against a quality opponent. Despite the INT, Brady completed 22-of-29 attempts (75.9 percent) for 258 yards and two TDs, translating into a stellar 8.9 yards per attempt and a 125.4 pa ser rating. He also got major support from the running game as the Bucs compiled 161 yards on the ground to dominate time of po se sion.If not for a quite Leonard Fournette being intercepted while throwing to Brady while covered by ace Seahawks rookie Tariq Woolen the Buccaneers' domination would have been more evident in the final score.Yes, Brady can now laugh off that and his interception. Talking to U.S., German and international reporters after the game, he was Daniel Brown Jersey in another very good winning mood."That was one of the great football experiences I've ever had. Says a lot for being 23 years in the league," Brady said. "It felt very electric from the time we took the field."What an atmosphere. Thank you Germany Tom Brady (@TomBrady) It was evident in the way Brady played, too. He was sharper throwing the ball to his wide receivers, getting a big-play TD from Julio Jones and getting the first TD from Chris Godwin. He's back to spreading the ball to the right targets at the right times. Fournette and rookie Rachaad White ran for chunks to take pre sure off him. Brady was comfortable with the Buccaneers' offensive line having a huge no-sack game against the Seahawks' pa s rush.It's not like Brady was playing poorly going into the last Harrison Butker Jersey two games. But he has revved up back to his six-ring standards with a little more clutch help from the offensive and defensive support most expected he would get all season.No one except Brady can say how much the QB was affected by pain in his personal life, with his divorce from Gisele Bundchen being finalized. But there was a sense he wasn't loving football life as much he does, from his frustration on the sidelines to deflated vibes in his post-game pre sers.MORE:Now his Buccaneers are back to .500 at 5-5 and in sole po se sion of first place in the NFC South, the No. 4 seed in the NFC. They got a key victory over the team holding the No. 3 seed, the now 6-4 Seahawks.With all due respect to the undefeated Eagles and NFC North-leading Vikings, the conference remains a wide-open race, one in which the Rams and Packers are fading fast as familiar factors.Brady added that he and his Buccaneers' teammates used the trip to Munich to bond a little more and embraced the change from midseason routine. They also will get Week 11 off to get healthier for the stretch regular-season Elijah McGuire Jersey run and playoffs."It wasn't perfect, but the best part was winning the game and feeling like we made some improvements," Brady said. "We have a bye week now so we can take some time to refresh and get ready to make a big push and figure out some of the things we haven't done as well the first 10 weeks of the year and see how we can get better."MORE:Brady and the Buccaneers picked the right time to have their most complete performance in a while. There's some real potential to end the season on a nine-game winning streak and finish 12-5.The Browns, Saints, Cardinals, Panthers and Falcons are the sub-.500 teams left on the schedule. That sets up the Buccaneers for at least double-digit wins.The two biggest challenges come back-to-back in the middle of December. The Bucs travel to the 49ers in a homecoming game for Brady in Week 14 before they face Brady-inspired Joe Burrow and the Bengals in Tampa in Week 15.There's no doubt the Buccaneers' schedule was front-loaded for marquee matchup purposes for the NFL early. It gets more reasonable in the second half and is built for the offense and defense to have momentum going into mid-January.Brady and the Buccaneers just put the rest of the NFC on a two-week notice they're as dangerous as ever with the GOAT being his greatest again.
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