Tom Brady Sets All-Time Passing Record In Bucs Victory

It wasn’t pretty, and certainly wasn’t dry, but Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers escaped New England with a 19-17 victory over the Patriots on Sunday Night Football following a missed 56-yard field goal attempt by Nick Folk in the final minute.

Leonard Fournette had a strong day on the ground rushing for 91 yards on 20 carries. Mike Evans led all receivers with 75 yards on seven receptions on a rainy night in Foxboro.

With the win, the Buccaneers moved to 3-1 on the year and into a tie with the Carolina Panthers for the best record in the NFC South.

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Brady Passes Brees Passing Yards Mark

Early on, Brady wasn’t at his sharpest. Chalk that up to the rain or the nerves of being back in Foxboro for the first time. He ended the game without throwing a touchdown, although there were a couple to be had. Most notably one to Antonio Brown that was dropped late in the game. However, Brady didn’t waste much time in becoming the new passing yards king. With just over six minutes remaining, Brady completed a pass for 28 yards to Mike Evans which ultimately gave him 80,359, one more than recently retired Drew Brees. Brady ended the game with 269 yards passing.

Tom Brady is now the all-time leader in passing yards with this completion. #FPC pic.twitter.com/V4BPnlsUKe

— Full Press NFL (@FullPressNFL) October 4, 2021

“It’s pretty cool,” Brady said after the win. “Nothing in this sport can be accomplished without incredible teammates and coaches. I’ve just been blessed for 22 years to be with some amazing people. A quarterback can’t do anything if the guys don’t catch the ball. Guys did a great job catching for me the last 22 years. All of them, which I hope were, uh, felt a little piece of happiness tonight watching that. Cause everybody contributed. I sure as hell can’t catch anything, everyone’s seen that drop against the Eagles in the Super Bowl. But I can throw it a little bit and I’m glad I got so many great guys who catch it.”

Bucs Missed Gronk 

The weather certainly played a factor in the sluggish offense from both teams. However, Rob Gronkowski‘s absence was noticeable when the team got to the red zone. The Bucs were just 1-for-4 from inside the 20 and seem to not have much of an answer for what the Patriots were bringing on defense. Gronkowski’s presence in the middle of the field in those tight areas fix a lot of the issues the Bucs had. The hope is that he should return in a week or two based on the initial severity of the injury.

Injuries Piling Up

The Buccaneers are certainly not enjoying the relatively injury-free season they had a year ago in 2021. They have already been without starting cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting since an injury in week one and were so banged up they had to bring in veteran cornerback Richard Sherman this week and ultimately start him after just a handful of practices. This was all before they lost Carlton Davis and Antoine Winfield Jr. late in the game against the Patriots. The Buccaneers may have come away with the win but this defense can not afford to lose many more bodies in the secondary.