TAMPA, Fla. -- Keeping true to his word, that he wouldn't be "taking time to smell the roses" in what might have been his final game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and possibly in the NFL, quarterback Tom Brady was among the first to reach the tunnel at Raymond James Stadium after the Bucs fell 31-14 to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night in the wild-card round of the playoffs.
It was just the third time in his 23-year career that he lost in the opening round of the playoffs.