Herbert's heroics were not enough to hold off the Chiefs however, who eventually sealed victory in overtime with Harrison Butker's 58-yard field goal. The 22-year-old dazzled on his debut, scoring a touchdown from four yards out after leading a 79-yard opening drive, and finishing with 311 passing yards. The Chargers were forced into a late change at quarterback when rookie Justin Herbert was named to start in place of the injured Tyrod Taylor. Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey grabbed two touchdowns to close the gap to 21-14 but a late Fournette touchdown, rushing 46 yards to score, made the game safe for Tampa Bay.Įlsewhere on Sunday, the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs were pushed all the way before snatching a 23-20 overtime victory against the Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Newly signed running back Leonard Fournette then barreled over from one yard out to make it 21-0 at halftime. The Buccaneers had taken control of the contest in the first half, racing into a 14-0 first quarter lead with a close-range rushing touchdown from Ronald Jones before Brady connected with Mike Evans from 23 yards for a second score. We're going to take it and we're going to try to be better next week." So it was fun to win and we've worked hard at winning. "There was a lot of good things and definitely things we can be better at. "It's going to feel good to watch the film and learn. "It feels good to win," Brady said afterwards. The six-time Super Bowl champion, who joined Tampa Bay in March after ending a 20-year career with the New England Patriots, threw for 217 yards with one touchdown from 23 completions. LOS ANGELES - Tom Brady bounced back with his first victory with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday as Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to a thrilling overtime victory against the Los Angeles Chargers.īrady - who suffered a mauling in a debut loss to the New Orleans Saints last week - showed flashes of his old self in a 31-17 victory over the Carolina Panthers at the Raymond James Stadium. This is, after all, a team that once overcame a 24-point deficit in a playoff game against the Houston Texans.Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers walks off the field after defeating the Carolina Panthers 31-17 at Raymond James Stadium on Septemin Tampa, Florida. Still, Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who grew up in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, is known as an offensive genius, and likely will devise some key adjustments. The half ended with Tampa Bay up 21-6, but the game didn’t feel that close for those rooting for Kansas City. Just before the half, a bad penalty put Tampa Bay on the 1-yard-line, and Brady hit Antonio Brown with a short touchdown pass to drive a dagger into the Chiefs. Mahomes brought Chiefs down near the Tampa Bay 20, but was forced to scramble back to his own 35 under the high pressure exerted by the Bucs. The Kansas City frustrations were underlined on a 3rd down play with just over a minute left in the half. That and some bad penalties, including one just before the half that led to a killer touchdown, kept the Chiefs down. Mahomes had most of the running yardage for the Chiefs, as he scrambled under a ferocious rush by the Tampa Bay defensive line. Meanwhile, Kansas City was not looking like Kansas City, according to CBS announcer Jim Nantz. Tampa Bay almost had a third touchdown in the first half, as running back Ronald Jones was stopped on fourth down just short of the goal line. Tom Brady Won't Jeopardize Fox NFL Analyst Deal If Raiders Stake Is Purchased - Report
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