Rob Gronkowski #87 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates his landing in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons with teammate Tom Brady #12 throughout the second quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 05, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Photographs/AFP
Tom Brady threw for 368 yards and 4 touchdowns Sunday, two of them to tight finish Rob Gronkowski, because the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers posted a 30-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
Brady accomplished 38 of 51 makes an attempt as Tampa Bay improved to 9-3 and moved one step nearer to clinching the NFC South. The Falcons (5-7) missed on an opportunity to place strain on Washington, which entered the day holding the NFC’s final playoff spot at 6-6.
Brady and Gronkowski attached on an 11-yard scoring strike with 29 seconds left within the third quarter for a 10-point lead. But it surely was Chris Godwin who carried a lot of the load for the Bucs’ receiving corps, catching 15 passes for 143 yards.
Matt Ryan accomplished 30 of 41 passes for 297 yards for Atlanta, together with discovering Russell Gage 11 instances for 130 yards.
Every workforce scored on its first possession, taking totally different paths to the tip zone. Tampa Bay threw on all 13 performs of the sport’s first drive. Brady accomplished 11 for 75 yards, discovering Leonard Fournette for 3 yards and a rating on the 9:53 mark.
Atlanta wanted simply 3:13 to reply, due to a 40-yard run by Cordarrelle Patterson that put it deep in Bucs territory. Mike Davis thundered 17 yards off proper deal with for the landing.
Brady hit tight finish Cameron Brate for a 3-yard scoring strike with 4:23 left within the first quarter for a 13-7 lead.
Tampa Bay’s protection prevented the Falcons from taking the lead within the second quarter with a goal-line stand. Atlanta needed to accept a 21-yard subject objective by Younghoe Koo with 8:39 left.
Brady linked with Gronkowski on a brief go over the center that the tight finish become a 27-yard landing with 4:54 remaining to make it 20-10.
The Falcons stole momentum simply earlier than halftime when Brady tossed a surprising interception on a display go that Marlon Davison returned 3 yards for a rating that closed their deficit to 20-17.
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