Tom Brady threw a pair of touchdown passes in the final three minutes, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rally from a 13-point deficit to beat the New Orleans Saints 17-16.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion tossed a one-yard TD pass to rookie Cade Otton, finishing a 91-yard drive to pull within 16-10 with exactly three minutes remaining. He got the ball back with 2:29 to go, then won it with a 6-yard throw to another rookie, Rachaad White, with three seconds left.
Andy Dalton threw for 225 yards and a touchdown without an interception for New Orleans, but the Saints ultimately paid for having to settle for three field goals by Wil Lutz on drives deep into Bucs territory.
The Bucs (6-6) extended their division lead over the Atlanta Falcons to 1½ games. The last-place Saints (4-9) missed out on opportunity to pull into a tie for second with the Falcons. None of the four teams in the NFC South has a winning record.
Buccaneers QB Tom Brady throws a touchdown to RB Rachaad White with 3 seconds left in the 4th quarter. After the extra point, it became the game-winning touchdown in a big comeback for the Buccaneers.
Bucs postgame victory speech following the win over the Saints: “We kept swinging, we knocked their ass out!’
Bucs QB Tom Brady starts his post-game presser: “Just like we drew it up!”
Bucs QB Tom Brady talks about the decision late in the 4th quarter to punt the ball away on 4th down instead of going for it. He clearly wanted to go for it, but the coach sent the punt team in.
