(Tampa) Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes in the final three minutes of Monday night’s game as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers erased a 13-point loss and defeated the New Orleans Saints 17-16.
With the win, the Buccaneers (6-6) maintained their grip on the No. 1 spot in the National Conference’s weak South Division.
Brady first completed a one-yard touchdown pass to rookie Cade Otton, to allow the Buccaneers to cut the Saints’ lead to 16-10 with exactly three minutes left.
The veteran quarterback, winner of seven Super Bowl games, was able to regain the ball with 2:29 to go. He capped the comeback with a six-yard pass to fellow rookie receiver Rachaad White with three seconds left in the fourth quarter.
In the backhand of the Saints (4-9), quarterback Andy Dalton amassed 225 yards through the air and completed a touchdown pass without being the victim of an interception.
However, the Saints paid dearly for having had to settle for three Wil Lutz goals after deep incursions into enemy territory.