Tom Brady completed 36 of 54 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns; trailing by six with eight seconds left, Brady found Rachaad White with the winning score; it is Brady’s 44th fourth-quarter or overtime comeback win, an NFL record tied with Peyton Manning.
Tom Brady threw two touchdowns in the last three minutes to stun the New Orleans Saints as his Tampa Bay Buccaneers scored a sensational 17-16 comeback victory on Monday Night Football.
The Saints quickly kicked the ball back to the Bucks with two minutes and 29 seconds left on the clock after three offensive outs, and starting from his 37-yard line, Brady scored an NFL-record 44th comeback win. fourth quarter or overtime, breaking the tie with Peyton Manning.
Facing a third goal from New Orleans’ six-yard line with eight seconds left, Brady found running back Rachaad White scored the game-winning score to see the Bucks (6–6) solidify their lead in first place in the NFC. South.
The Saints (4-9), who were leading 10-3 at halftime and 16-3 in the closing minutes of the game, are further behind NFC playoff contention, missing out on a chance to level up after five wins with Tampa.
On first possession, Brady passed the Bucks for 72 yards in 16 games, and Ryan Succop hit a 21-yard field goal to secure a first-quarter lead as both offenses largely struggled.
After the first two possessions, the Saints drove 80 yards on the third, and quarterback Andy Dalton, who passed 20 of 28 passes for 229 yards, threw a 30-yard touchdown on Tice Hill to give New Orleans a 7-3 lead.
At halftime, the score was 10-3 after a Brady interception helped Will Lutz score a 38-yard field goal shortly before halftime.
Midway through the third quarter, further sloppy work by Tampa Bay saw the Saints extend their lead. White fumbled the ball and Carl Granderson recovered for New Orleans, who then scored three more points thanks to Lutz’s correct book.
Lutz’s third field goal eight minutes into the game made it 16-3 and the Saints looked headed for a decisive victory until Brady stepped in with his last gasp heroism to see Tampa Bay beat New Orleans in their series of two matches. season.
