New Orleans Saints 16-17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Tom Brady throws two TD passes inside final three minutes in stunning comeback win | NFL News

Tom Brady completed 36 of 54 passes for 281 yards and two TDs; trailing by six with eight seconds to go, Brady found Rachaad White for the game-winning score; it’s Brady’s 44th comeback win in the fourth quarter or overtime, an NFL record, breaking a tie with Peyton Manning

Tom Brady celebrates after engineering Tampa Bay’s incredible turnaround to beat the Saints on Monday night

Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes inside the final three minutes to stun the New Orleans Saints as his Tampa Bay Buccaneers secured a sensational 17-16 comeback win on Monday Night Football.

Story of the Game

The Bucs had been held scoreless since taking the lead with a field goal on their opening drive. Trailing 16-3 with little more than five minutes left, Brady – who completed 36 of 54 passes for 281 yards on the night – first tossed a TD to Cade Otton from down near the goal line, with three minutes to go, to cap a 10-play, 91-yard drive.

The Saints swiftly punted the ball back to the Bucs with two minutes and 29 seconds still on the clock after going three-and-out on offense and, starting from his own 37-yard line, Brady engineered an NFL-record 44th comeback victory in the fourth quarter or overtime, breaking a tie with Peyton Manning.

Facing third-and-goal from the New Orleans six-yard line with eight seconds to go, Brady found running back Rachaad White for the game-winning score to see the Bucs (6-6) strengthened their grasp on top spot in the NFC South.

The Saints (4-9), who had led 10-3 at half-time, and 16-3 entering the game’s final minutes, drop further back from playoff contention in the NFC, having missed the chance to move level on five wins with Tampa.

On the first possession of the game, Brady had marched the Bucs 72 yards in 16 plays, with a Ryan Succop 21-yard field goal seeing them secure a first-quarter lead as both offenses largely struggled.

After punting on their first two possessions, the Saints drove 80 yards on their third, with quarterback Andy Dalton – who went 20-of-28 passing for 229 yards – tossing a 30-yard touchdown to Taysom Hill, giving New Orleans a 7-3 advantage.

That became 10-3 by the half after a Brady interception helped set up a Will Lutz 38-yard field goal just before the break.

Midway through the third quarter, further sloppy work from Tampa Bay saw the Saints extend that lead. White fumbled the football, with Carl Granderson recovering for New Orleans, who then tacked on another three points courtesy of Lutz’s right book.

A third Lutz field goal with eight minutes to play made the score 16-3 and had the Saints seemingly headed for a crucial victory, until Brady intervened with his last-gasp heroics to see Tampa Bay sweep New Orleans in their two-match series this season.

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