Tom Brady, Buccaneers rally to conquer Cardinals 19-16 in OT

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — There were being times throughout the slog of a soccer match Sunday night time when Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady appeared discouraged. There had been other times he appeared offended. There were a handful of periods he looked downright previous.

But there have been also 6 throws in additional time exactly where Tom Brady seemed like Tom Brady. And which is all the Buccaneers required.

Brady done all six of his passes in overtime, helping the Bucs get over a 10-stage deficit in the fourth quarter and defeat the Arizona Cardinals 19-16 to keep a one-video game lead in the NFC South.

“If we continue to keep it shut in the fourth quarter, we know we have bought a shot,” Brady mentioned. “I assume we’re all comfy in those people cases.”

Ryan Succop hit the decisive 40-lawn discipline target with 3:41 remaining in extra time, capping a nine-perform, 66-yard push. Brady was not excellent for a great deal of the night time, but arrived up large on the decisive drive, completing all 6 of his passes for 69 yards in a classic display of precision in clutch times.

It was Brady’s 57th winning push.

“That’s just who he is,” Fournette stated. “He’s been accomplishing it for many years. Men like myself, Mike (Evans), Julio (Jones), Chris (Godwin), Rachaad (White), most people, we’re just taking part in a element in his greatness. Give him what he would like. He desires specified routes run specified ways.

“We’re just in this article to consider and make his work less difficult.”

The Cardinals acquired the ball to get started overtime but at some point experienced to punt. Tampa Bay acquired the huge get it necessary when Brady located Russell Gage Jr. for a 23-lawn attain.

From there, the Bucs squeezed out a several much more yards ahead of Succop produced his fourth area aim of the evening.

Arizona (4-11) has shed five straight games, when Tampa Bay snapped a two-video game skid. The Bucs (7-8) stayed a match in advance of the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints in the NFC South. Tampa Bay has a essential residence recreation towards Carolina following weekend.

The 45-12 months-old Brady designed his 331st job start out at quarterback, while the Cardinals have been down to Trace McSorley in his initial start. The previous Penn Point out standout experienced been the team’s 3rd-string quarterback for a lot of the time, but created his starting up debut after accidents to Kyler Murray and Colt McCoy.

Tale carries on

James Conner broke unfastened for a 22-garden touchdown operate with 10:47 left in the fourth quarter to give the Cardinals a 16-6 advantage. But Brady and the Bucs responded with their initially touchdown drive on the evening, scoring when the quarterback hit Rachaad White on a 3-yard pass, slicing it to 16-13 with 8:03 left.

The Bucs caught a big split on the ensuing push when Cardinals rookie Keaontay Ingram fumbled a pitch from McSorley. Tampa Bay’s William Gholston jumped on the loose ball.

Tampa Bay capitalized nine performs later on when Succop designed a 42-yard subject intention for his third area objective of the evening, tying it at 16 and forcing extra time.

Brady was 32 of 48 for 281 yards, a person landing and two interceptions. He is thrown at minimum two interceptions in a few straight online games, which ties the longest streak of his vocation. Fournette ran for 72 yards and caught 9 passes for 90 yards.

“It was a whole effort now in the next 50 percent, in particular in the fourth quarter,” Tampa Bay mentor Todd Bowles said. “Defense obtaining stops and the offense cashing in.”

Arizona’s McSorley was 24 of 45 for 217 yards and 1 interception.

“Our guys played challenging, battled,” Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury said. “I assumed the defense performed their hearts out and gave us a prospect. Just preferred to complete offensively.”

Neither team created it to the finish zone in a first 50 % that finished in a 6-6 tie. Cardinals kicker Matt Prater booted area targets from 56 and 53 yards. His 2nd a person — just ahead of halftime — bounced off the still left upright but nevertheless trickled previous the crossbar for three factors.

Brady was on the offensive early, throwing a deep pass down the appropriate sideline to Julio Jones on the game’s opening engage in. The pass was incomplete but Cardinals cornerback Antonio Hamilton was known as for move interference, resulting in a 30-yard gain.

But the 23-yr veteran was off on various other deep balls. Brady was intercepted during a promising travel in the second quarter when the quarterback was strike on the arm as he tried using to toss deep to Evans. The toss was perfectly small and picked off by Cardinals cornerback Marco Wilson Jr.

Wilson intercepted two of Brady’s passes.

Injuries

Buccaneers: LT Josh Wells (knee) was carted off the field through the 2nd quarter.

Cardinals: QB McCoy (concussion) and DE Zach Allen (hand) were being among the team’s inactives. … DT Trysten Hill (knee) was carted off in the next quarter.

UP Up coming

Buccaneers: Host Carolina upcoming Sunday.

Cardinals: At Atlanta upcoming Sunday.

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