The veteran quarterback combined with Rob Gronkowski to reach 100 touchdowns together in his No. 300 game as a starter.
The show “Tommy and Gronky“With the quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tom Brady and the closed wing Rob Gronkowski resume just where they left off, with two touchdowns –o “stuffed animals“As they call them– adding their two together”stuffed animals“From’ Super Bowl LV in a fascinating victory for 31-29 about the Dallas Cowboys in the Inaugural Game of the new season of the NFL.
The pass of Brady of 11 yards in the third quarter a Gronkowski it was the touchdown No. 100 of the duo, the first time a quarterback and a closed wing have connected for 100 goals, placing them just behind Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison (114 goals) who have the best mark of all time.
“Tom make a big decision, ”he said Gronkowski. “I think I was actually on a route, and then he checked me into the blockade, and he saw me being released. He [Brady] he sees everything in the field, it’s awesome. He has been playing for almost 80 years, so he has seen all the defenders and all the players. “
But unlike the super Bowl, Where the defense of Tampa Bay orchestrate an almost whitewashed Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, the Buccaneers they needed a Brady i Gronkowski to carry them. The 44-year-old, starting the match No. 300 of his career –a new record in the NFL– threw for 379 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions, with Gronkowski representing 90 yards at reception and Antonio Brown and Chris Godwin eclipsing 100 yards.
Brady he also led the team with less than two minutes to go in the final quarter to prepare for the winning field goal from 36 yards scored by shooter Ryan Succop, scoring the No. 40 comeback in the run. Brady in the last quarter.
“There was no doubt we would win the game. With him, who’s going to make plays?”, Head coach Bruce Arians said Brady. “The boys at the front did a great job protecting, the boys came out and demarcated themselves.”
“I was pretty sure we were going to have a chance,” said Succop, who was activated from the reserve list / COVID-19 a week ago. “He’s obviously the best quarterback of all time, the best player of all time. He’s so calm, so serene. His composure, I think, permeates everyone, and everyone comes out and plays better thanks to him.”
On the other hand, the victory of the Buccaneers about the Jeans Thursday is a new franchise record for adding its ninth straight win. The defending champions of the super Bowl they have now won seven of their last eight season openers.
Tom Brady became the second quarterback to start a game at the age of 44 along with Vinny Testaverde, who had a 1-4 mark after turning 44.
Brady raising their winning streak to 6-0 against the Jeans, The best record of all time against Dallas. the Jeans they are one of the four teams with which Brady he has faced and never lost.
the Buccaneers they were able to make some important plays while enduring ball losses and a great night of Dak Prescott.
Dak returned to the field for the first time since suffering an injury in Week 5 last season and matched a personal best with 58 passing attempts.
Prescott became the first player with 400 aerial yards and 3 touchdowns in a season opener since he himself did so in 2019. He is the only member of the Jeans by throwing 400 yards at an opening and has now done so twice.
the Jeans they could not make the most of their prolific pasts and the mistakes of the Buccaneers. This was the first defeat of the Jeans in the history of the franchise in a game in which they had a ball loss differential of three or better and their opponent had more than 100 penalty yards.
For his part, Godwin redeemed himself with a crucial reception near the band in the 24-yard yard with 24 seconds to play, preparing Succop’s kick. Gronkowski he also contributed 6- and 20-yard receptions in the final series.
“I learned a long time ago that you don’t learn more from losing than from almost losing,” Arians said. “We have a lot to learn. Obviously I’m not happy with the start of the game. I loved it in the end. Our guys are winners. They’re going to finish and they’re going to win, but we can play better and not put ourselves in this situation. Obviously there are ball losses, penalties, things we can improve on, but our boys fought and won the game. “
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