Tom Brady

Tom Brady is no stranger to high pressure situations -- although usually they come in the playoffs, as opposed to the weeks prior as his stuttering Tampa ...

They are the first team in That would suggest that Tyler Huntley will suit-up for another start in place of the 2019 MVP this weekend. It would also hand Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin the first losing season of his 15-year career. Sam Darnold takes up that mantel this weekend, looking to back-up his 250-yard, one touchdown performance against the Detroit Lions last time out with another winning showing. [fifth](https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/defense)-fewest points per game this year, but the team has struggled on the other side of the ball sophomore quarterback Mac Jones ranking 32nd at the position according to [ESPN’s QBR ](https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/qbr)metric. The Steelers-Ravens rivalry is one of the most storied and intense in the NFL, with the AFC North teams having met in the postseason four times in history and owning four combined Super Bowl titles. ET on Sunday to see who takes the spoils. ET on Sunday. Baltimore have already secured their spot in the postseason, but the final two games of the regular season will have drastic ramifications to a potential Super Bowl pathway. With an identical record to the perennially contending Kansas City Chiefs but an advantage in the head-to-head tiebreaker, a Bills win this weekend would secure the all-important No.1 seed in the AFC – granting them a playoff bye and home-field advantage throughout the conference playoffs. Few seasons have been as turbulent for the seven-time Super Bowl winner, who retired and unretired in the space of a few weeks last offseason. [ spent more of his life](https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1608402807006318593) in the [NFL](http://www.cnn.com/2022/12/27/sport/denver-broncos-nathaniel-hackett-jerry-rosburg-spt-intl/index.html) than he has out of the league – he was drafted aged 22 and eight months (8,292 days) on April 16, 2000, and by the time the Bucs meet their division rival Carolina Panthers on Sunday, it will have been 8,295 days since that date.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers could still finish the season with a losing record, but they will host a playoff game. Tampa Bay clinched the NFC South title with ...

It seemed to be more of the same this time around when the Bucs lost a fumble, missed a field goal and punted twice while falling behind 14-0 on their first four possessions. The pair connected on two touchdown passes in a seven-minute span to take the lead for good and secure a second straight NFC South crown. Looked like he threw that one 60 yards in the air right on the button to Mike Evans. Tampa Bay clinched the NFC South title with a 30-24 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. Hit the 45-year-old wall? Did somebody say Brady has fallen off the cliff?

Tom Brady, who threw for 432 yards, led the Bucs back from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit for the third time in less than a month.

The Bucs drove 90 yards to the Carolina 8, but missed on two plays there, and even a short field-goal attempt by Succop was blocked by Carolina's [Yetur Gross-Matos](https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/yetur-gross-matos-player) to keep the game at 14-10. Carolina extended its lead on Darnold's second touchdown, this to receiver [DJ Moore](https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/dj-moore-2-player), for a 14-0 lead. [@gregauman.](https://twitter.com/gregauman) [ National Football League](/stories/nfl/nfl-playoff-picture-whos-in-whos-still-in-the-hunt) [ National Football League](/stories/nfl/carson-wentzs-return-a-disaster-as-commanders-lose-to-browns) Greg Auman is FOX Sports’ NFC South reporter, covering the Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers and Saints. The Bucs woke up in the final three minutes of the half, with Brady hitting Evans for a 63-yard touchdown. Darnold went 4-for-4 for 60 yards on the opening drive, finishing with a 17-yard touchdown pass to tight end The Bucs' first drive ended with a Godwin fumble, and another drive ended on a 53-yard missed field goal by [Ryan Succop](https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/ryan-succop-player). The Panthers (6-10) could have set themselves up to clinch the division title with a win next week, but instead are eliminated from the playoffs. A failed two-point conversion left them down 21-16 with 13:49 to play. They're locked into the NFC's No. 4 seed, so in theory they could rest starters in next week's regular-season finale at Atlanta.

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinched the NFC South title after defeating the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

Week 18 will be inconsequential for the Bucs (8-8) because they’re locked in as the NFC's No. Brady responded to Carolina’s score with a surgical drive – three plays and 75 yards in 1:01, culminating in a 57-yard touchdown to Evans. They’ll visit the Atlanta Falcons next Sunday to conclude the regular season. He’s missed the postseason just once in his career as a starting quarterback (2002). First, Brady uncorked a deep ball to Evans for a 63-yard score. Mike Evans had 207 yards and three scores on 10 receptions.

Mike Evans hauled in three touchdowns as the Buccaneers shook off an early 14-0 deficit to top the Panthers, winning the NFC South and sending Tom Brady to ...

After a long pause, he smiled and said, "I was being polite there," with the room full of reporters erupting in laughter. "And eventually, maybe it's not that quarter, it's a quarter later -- he starts making a couple plays, it's tied up, it's a close game again, and that really motivates us as a defense because we know, even when it's 14-0, if we can hold 'em, 12 and the offense will get us back in the game." Instead, the Bucs were flagged for an ineligible downfield kick and Camarda executed a 41-yard punt on the next play. But Brady responded immediately with a 57-yard heave to Evans -- marking the first time since 2016 that the 45-year-old QB has thrown two 50--plus-yard touchdowns in the same game. He had one of the best games of his career with 10 catches for 207 receiving yards and three touchdowns and rocked a Carolina blue [Michael Jordan](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4040622/michael-jordan) North Carolina Tar Heels jersey, gifted to him by teammate [Chris Godwin](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3116165/chris-godwin) in the team's Secret Santa exchange last week. "He doesn't get nearly the respect he deserves, so any chance I get, I'm going to speak it for him because I know he won't do it. "I was telling him all throughout the game -- he's that guy," Godwin said of Evans. The first touchdown was a 63-yarder airmailed to Evans. The Bucs had not come back from a deficit of 14 points or more throughout a season marred by slow starts and a nonexistent vertical passing game. "Tom was just dropping dimes," said Evans, who seldom sees single coverage but did so Sunday, while the offensive line had one of its best games protecting Brady all season, affording him more time to throw and Evans more time to get downfield. "We've been through a lot this year, so we have a lot of resiliency and strength, so we don't get down when we get down score-wise. They buckled down, they stayed together as a team and they came through."

Tom Brady and the Buccaneers offense had 432 passing yards with six pass plays going for 20-plus yards, including touchdowns of 63, 57 and 30 yards.

[Frankie Luvu](/team/players-roster/frankie-luvu/)had a game-high 13 tackles with a sack, bringing him to 105 tackles and 7.0 sacks this season. It was the fewest turnovers by Tampa Bay since Week 12, and the most by the Panthers since Week 11. It was the most big passing plays in a game by Tampa Bay this season.

The Tampa Bay quarterback shook off Derrick Brown's love tap and steered his team to the NFC South title.

[Mike Evans](https://www.si.com/nfl/player/mike-evans) as the Bucs, at 8-8, secured the NFC South title and a home playoff game. [Buccaneers](https://www.si.com/nfl/team/tampa-bay-buccaneers) quarterback [Tom Brady](https://www.si.com/nfl/player/tom-brady) provided a perfect example of that during Tampa Bay’s 30-24 win over the visiting [Panthers](https://www.si.com/nfl/team/carolina-panthers) on Sunday—a victory that gave the Bucs back-to-back division titles for the first time. [Derrick Brown](https://www.si.com/college/college-football/player/derrick-brown).

A weekly feature charting Brady in his mid-40s versus the final three seasons of history's greatest quarterbacks.

Brady has already made three trips to the Super Bowl in his 40s, winning twice. No other quarterback has started a Super Bowl in his 40s. The bottom line: Six seasons in his 40s, six trips to the playoffs for Brady. That’s better than his rating (88.4) in his 20s. It was never meant to be a perfect apples-to-apples comparison because of the differences in eras. Checking the numbers: Not only is Brady’s longevity unmatched, his skill set has remained elite.

Point fingers at him, Tom Brady says. Few people seemed more relieved or happy about Mike Evans blowing up today than Bucs quarterback Tom Brady. For whatever ...

Brady said that was not the case. So it is nice to hit him.” “Mike played awesome like he always does,” Brady said.

With a win over the Carolina Panthers, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would clinch the NFC South. Unfortunately, that's proven tougher than expected.

While some of that falls on Todd Bowles, this is Brady’s team, and fans are used to greatness from a player who can only be described as the best quarterback of all-time. Not giving him what he wants — especially when seemingly pushed to the ground after the play –is a bold choice. Still, because of the NFL’s outdated divisional format, one of Tampa Bay or Carolina (most likely) will make the NFC postseason.

It's understandable. Even though Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time, and even though he's forever a part of Boston sports lore, he did leave a few ...

(The smart move would be for the Bucs to rest him, but good luck telling Tom Brady that he can't play football.) The overall stats are absurd: Brady completed 34 of his 45 passes for 432 yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions -- good for a passer rating of 127.3. The GOAT is still managing to find new ways to impress in year 23. And certainly, the sheer mediocrity of the 2022 Buccaneers has depleted the story of any juice for the better part of this season. Only three current NFL quarterbacks -- Aaron Rodgers, Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan -- were even in the NFL in 2008. Even though Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time, and even though he's forever a part of Boston sports lore, he did leave a few years ago. Both the novelty of Brady playing for the Bucs and the story line of the Patriots making the wrong decision to let him go have run their course. The 432-yard performance is tied for the fifth-highest single-game mark in his regular-season career, which spans 23 years. If you combine every other quarterback in history's touchdowns after age 43, you get ... He's also now up to 4,610 passing yards on the season, which ranks second in the NFL, behind only Patrick Mahomes. Brady has now thrown 107 regular-season touchdowns after turning 43 yards old. BOSTON -- The topic of Tom Brady has grown a little tired in New England.

Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to lift Tampa Bay into the NFL playoffs on Sunday.

"A lot of things have gone our way," Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. We'll try to finish strong." Daniel Jones threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 91 yards and another two scores to seal a wildcard spot for the Giants (9-6-1). "Nice to qualify. We battled through a lot of tough things this year." Patrick Mahomes threw for 328 yards and three touchdowns for the Chiefs (13-3).

Brady also has 131 career 300-yard passing games, tying him with Brees for the most ever, including the playoffs. Brady, with 477 completions, is only eight ...

Brady also is the first player in NFL history with at least 30 completed passes in five consecutive games. He’s the first player ever with at least 30 completions in 10 games in the same reason. He racked up 432 passing yards on Sunday, completing 34 of 45 throws.

Tom Brady and the Buccaneers were able to clinch the NFC South on Sunday via their 30-21 win over the Panthers. While Tampa Bay's second-half performance ...

Though Brady did have a couple of moments on Sunday, Tampa Bay's offensive execution was largely cleaner than it had been in recent weeks. Brady was whistled for a delay-of-game penalty in the fourth quarter after he was sacked on a fourth down by Frankie Luvu. Indeed, that was a big-time flop by the veteran quarterback.

Bucs know there are worse predicaments than putting the chips on Tom Brady in the playoffs. But they'll need more than TB12 to advance.

In winning against the Panthers, the Bucs gave up 400 yards and again exhibited a pattern of allowing too many big plays – including three completions of at least 30 yards -- to be desired. Evans dropped a deep ball early and it was an omen for a nightmarish game that resulted in the Bucs not scoring as much as a touchdown in their worst offensive performance of the season. They have certainly demonstrated resilience, during the season and in games like they encountered on Sunday. He lamented some of the challenges by category – in the red zone, on third downs, in long-yardage, on short-yardage. Just like Brady’s offense, the sixth-ranked defense hasn’t always lived up to its reputation – especially against the type of competition it will see in the playoffs. But that probably doesn’t replace the reliability that comes with a team being able to run the ball when they need it. And this is a team with the biggest Super Bowl winner ever in the 45-year-old Brady. Brady is flanked by a running game that ranks dead-last in the NFL. Discovering the deep passing game with Evans on Sunday (10 catches, 207 yards) was so significant. With promising rookie Rashaad White in the mix, Bucs coordinator Byron Leftwich might create something of a substitute rushing attack by using the backs as outlets in the short passing game. It’s going to take a lot more than 400-yard games from TB12 if the Bucs are to beat Dallas (or Philadelphia) in the playoff opener and then hit the road as legitimate contenders. For the first time in five games, he didn’t throw an interception.