The Bucs experienced a night so remarkable, both for good and bad, you’d be hard-pressed to sufficiently sum it up in a tidy lede, but I’ll try: Put Tom Brady in the Hall of Fame tomorrow.
Down 13 with 3 minutes left in the game, Brady and the Buccaneers overcame terrible coaching decisions and generally lackluster execution to forge an inexplicable 17-16 comeback victory over the New Orleans Saints — the first home win against their division rival since 2017 and first season sweep since 2007.
The Bucs had been 0 for their last 69 when trailing by 8+ in the fourth quarter, until the Saints made some horrible calls of their own (punting on 4th and 1 on the plus side of the 50?