Beating the Washington soccer team would be impressive, but it fits in with the fact that the Bucs have not even made a playoff game since 2007 and that adds a little more weight.
“Come on, it’s Tom Brady,” Bucs full-back Leonard Fournette said after Saturday’s game. “I do not have to think too much about it. This is the boy. … We have confidence in him. We are going to protect our buttocks for him to make sure he gets the throw. So this is our job.”
Brady completed an impressive 22 of 40 passes for 381 yards and was responsible for two touchdowns.
Yet Brady could not do it without his teammates. Wide receiver Mike Evans led the team with six catches for 119 yards, and he did so after a questionable start.
“Mike played his butt off,” Brady told the media after the game. “He got hurt last week. We weren’t sure if he was going to go or not. (He) just did an amazing job and through that made a bunch of great plays when we needed them.”
The Buccaneers’ next opponent will be decided on Sunday. They will either host the Rams or face the Saints in New Orleans.
“It’s big,” head coach Bruce Arians said at his news conference. ‘I just wish we could play at home, but we can not unless certain things fall through. And then I wish the stadium was packed. ‘