(Tampa) Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes and for 307 yards, leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 30-10 victory over the New York Giants on Monday night.
Defending Super Bowl champions Buccaneers (7-3) ended a two-game losing streak as Brady avoided losing three straight games for the first time since 2002.
Daniel Jones threw a touchdown pass to left tackle Andrew Thomas and the Giants (3-7) kept their distance in the first half before collapsing.
Trailing 17-10, the Giants brought the ball to the Buccaneers’ 25-line in their first offensive streak of the third quarter, but Jones did not complete his pass on the fourth down and one yard to. cross.
Brady then joined Mike Evans for a five-yard major that extended the lead to 24-10. Evans set a team record with his 72e hit in the Buccaneers uniform, ahead of Mike Alstott.
Jones threw an interception into the hands of 310-pound tackle Steve McLendon in the Giants’ next offensive streak. The Florida squad had to settle for a 40-yard field goal from Ryan Succop.
Jones was not at the end of his troubles. He saw one of his passes intercepted by Mike Edwards in the fourth quarter and Succop hit a 30-yard field goal.
Brady completed 30 of his 46 passes and was the victim of an interception. He increased his career record to the Giants to 6-1 this season, but has lost the Super Bowl to them twice.
A seven-time Super Bowl winner, Brady leads the NFL quarterbacks with 29 touchdowns and sits second with 3,172 aerial yards.
All-star insole Rob Gronkowski was back in the Buccaneers lineup after missing five of the last six games. Brady targeted him eight times and Gronkowski caught six balls for gains of 71 yards.
The Giants also welcomed the return of an all-star player, running back Saquon Barkley, who had missed the last four games. He only amassed 25 yards in six carries.
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Saquon Barkley (26)
Jones suffered two sacks by a fierce defense that missed defensive tackle Vita Vea with a knee injury.
Brady started the game strong, completing his first five assists, including a 13-yard pass to Chris Godwin in the end zone. The veteran managed his first 10 attempts by air before missing a first pass.
Succop put in a 25-yard field goal to give the Buccaneers a 10-3 lead, but the Giants tied it 10-10 quickly after a Brady pass slipped through to Evans for an interception.