Tom Brady reached one other profession milestone in Week 18, but it surely’s not one he needs to be remembered for.
For the primary time in his 23-year profession, Brady completed the common season with a shedding report because the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell to the Atlanta Falcons, 30-17, on Sunday.
The Buccaneers completed the season 8-9, which is Brady’s worst mark as a beginning quarterback for the reason that 2002 season when the New England Patriots went 9-7.
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Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drops again to cross towards the Atlanta Falcons in the course of the first half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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When you consider it, the truth that it took this lengthy for a Brady-led staff to have a shedding report is kind of spectacular. And Tampa remains to be heading to the playoffs after profitable the AFC South final week regardless of their report.
Brady didn’t play a lot on this contest anyway because the Buccaneers had been cautious with their starters. Some questioned whether or not Brady would play in any respect on condition that their No. 4 seed was already locked in for subsequent week’s wild-card matchup.
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Brady obtained the primary 5 Bucs drives earlier than he was taken out of the sport, and he began the sport with a strong landing drive that ended with an 8-yard cross to tight finish Kyle Rudolph to go up 7-0.
The one different scoring drive got here on a 14-play, 52-yard methodic transfer down the sphere that ended with a Ryan Succop subject purpose to tie the sport at 10 apiece.
Brady completed the sport 13 of 17 for 84 yards together with his one landing, and he’ll concentrate on going through the No. 5 seed, which can both be the Philadelphia Eagles or Dallas Cowboys.
Drake London #5 of the Atlanta Falcons celebrates after a play towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the course of the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Blaine Gabbert took over for Brady and orchestrated a five-play landing drive after the Bucs secured a strip-sack fumble on rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder. Gabbert discovered Russell Gage Jr. for 3 yards to go up 17-10.
However that’s the one factors Tampa would be capable of get as they had been scoreless within the second half whereas the Falcons set to work.
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Ridder was capable of finding MyCole Pruitt within the first quarter for six factors however wasn’t in a position to maintain a drive till the second half started. He went 9 performs for 69 yards that ended with a Younghoe Koo subject purpose, and after a three-and-out by the Bucs, Ridder had a powerful 14-play drive that noticed a landing to Olamide Zaccheaus to take the lead.
The Falcons would rating on all second-half drives earlier than operating out the clock on the finish of the fourth quarter. Cordarrelle Patterson discovered the top zone on a 2-yard run after the Zaccheaus landing, and Koo added a 51-yard subject purpose to make it 30-17.
Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers takes the sphere earlier than kickoff towards the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Ridder completed his remaining recreation of his rookie season 19 of 30 for 224 yards with two touchdowns. Rookie operating again Tyler Allgeier had 135 dashing yards on 24 carries. Drake London additionally surpassed 100.
