TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dak Prescott outplayed Tom Brady, throwing for four touchdowns and running for another to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 31–14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFC wild-card playoff game on Monday night, Jan. 16. Prescott completed 25 of 33 passes for 305 yards and played turnover-free ball…

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Brock Purdy threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score in his first career start and San Francisco’s vaunted defense spoiled Tom Brady’s Bay Area homecoming with a 35–7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Dec. 11. Purdy outplaying the NFL’s most accomplished quarterback ever was partially overshadowed by another…

TAMPA, Fla.—Tom Brady stepped to the podium and reiterated how good it felt to stop his longest losing streak in 20 years. “That was awesome,” the seven-time Super Bowl champion exclaimed Sunday. “That was (expletive) awesome!” Brady tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to rookie Cade Otton with 9 seconds remaining, giving the Bucs a sloppy…

TAMPA, Fla.—Tom Brady returned to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday, ending what has been described as an 11-day, prearranged break from training camp for personal reasons. The seven-time Super Bowl champion didn’t address the media after practicing. Teammates and coach Todd Bowles said the 45-year-old quarterback was sharp throwing the ball and essentially took…

There is “no definitive date” for quarterback Tom Brady’s return to the Buccaneers, head coach Todd Bowles said Thursday. Brady has been absent from training camp since being excused from practice on Aug. 11. At the time, Bowles said Brady would be away for personal reasons until “sometime after” Tampa Bay’s second preseason game this…

Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady was excused from Thursday’s practice and will be away from the team through Aug. 20 for personal reasons, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles said Thursday. Bowles did not divulge details. “It’s a personal issue. That’s all I can tell you,” Bowles said. Brady will return to the team sometime after…

Tom Brady, arguably the greatest NFL quarterback of all time, indicated after confirming his retirement from the league that he won’t close the door to an eventual future comeback. Asked by co-host Jim Gray on his “Let’s Go!” podcast about the possibility of returning to football, the quarterback responded that “the best way to put…

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams (14–5) dominated the home team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (14–5), for nearly three quarters in the NFC Divisional Playoff game, but gave up four turnovers to allow the Bucs to tie the game. The Rams would come back on two passes from Matt Stafford to Cooper Kupp on the final…

Tom Brady threw for two touchdowns as the second-seeded Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened defense of their Super Bowl crown Sunday with a smooth 31–15 victory over the seventh-seeded Philadelphia Eagles in an NFC wild-card playoff game in Tampa, Fla. Brady completed 29 of 37 passes for 271 yards in an efficient performance, enabling Tampa Bay…

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown threw a tantrum in a game against the New York Jets on Sunday, ripping off his jersey and shoulder pads and storming off in one of the most bizarre scenes witnessed on an NFL field this season. Immediately after Tampa’s comeback 28–24 win at Met Life Stadium, Buccaneers…