The NFC South nonetheless doesn't have a crew above .500.
Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had an opportunity to maneuver to 6-5 Sunday and provides the NFC South a crew with a profitable document. Nonetheless, the Cleveland Browns had different plans.
The Browns beat the Bucs 23-17 in time beyond regulation, dropping the Bucs to 5-6, but they nonetheless prime the NFC South after the Falcons’ loss to the Commanders. The loss additionally marks a defeat for Brady towards former understudy Jacoby Brissett, who could possibly be dropping his beginning job with Deshaun Watson’s suspension ending Monday.
Cleveland opened up the sport with a 31-yard dashing landing by vast receiver Anthony Schwartz. A Chris Godwin 19-yard receiving landing tied the sport on the Buccaneers’ ensuing drive.
Factors from there on out have been laborious to return by.
Browns kicker Cade Yark drilled a 51-yard subject objective with 2:22 remaining within the first quarter, giving Cleveland an early 10-7 lead. Ryan Succop responded for the Bucs, hitting a 42-yarder with 39 seconds to go till halftime, the place the groups stood at 10 every.
Ko Kieft grew to become the 96th completely different participant Brady has thrown a landing to, hauling in a five-yard reception to place the Bucs up 17-10 within the third, and the sport was scoreless from there on till David Njoku made a loopy catch ultimately zone with 32 seconds left to tie the sport.
The Buccaneers had an opportunity to win the sport after Njoku’s heroics, however they mismanaged their timeouts.
On first-and-10 from their very own 25 and all three timeouts remaining with 32 seconds left, Brady had a 1-yard completion to Rachaad White however the Bucs didn’t name timeout. They didn't get their subsequent play off till there have been 15 seconds left, when Brady linked with Julio Jones to get to the Cleveland 48-yard line, lastly calling a timeout with eight seconds left. A Brady Hail Mary try fell incomplete because the clock wound down, which led into time beyond regulation.
The groups traded punts on the primary three possessions within the additional stanza, and it seemed like we have been heading for a tie. However Brissett hit Amari Cooper for 46 yards and arrange a Nick Chubb landing two performs later to provide Cleveland the win.
Even with the loss, the Bucs preserve their lead within the NFC South, with a “Monday Evening Soccer recreation” towards the New Orleans Saints awaiting them subsequent week.
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