Brady tops Peyton with latest 4th-quarter stunner

TAMPA, Fla. -- Even Tampa Bay Buccaneers backmost Tom Brady's ain daughter, Vivian, who turned 10 years aged Monday, expressed skepticism that her begetter could decision the New Orleans Saints astatine location connected her birthday.

"She was a small disquieted erstwhile I said, 'We're playing the Saints,'" Brady told the ESPN broadcast. "She said, 'I don't know, Daddy.'"

He hadn't done it successful 2 erstwhile tries astatine location and hadn't adjacent scored a touchdown successful those games. And with the Bucs trailing 16-3 with 5:21 to go, it didn't look similar it was going to hap successful 2022, either.

But the 45-year-old Brady, down yet different violative lineman successful All Pro close tackle Tristan Wirfs, threw 2 touchdowns to decision the Saints 17-16, surpassing Peyton Manning for astir vocation fourth-quarter comebacks successful NFL past with 44.

The first, moving no-huddle, came connected a 91-yard thrust that saw Brady implicit passes to six antithetic receiving targets and was punctuated by a 1-yard walk to rookie choky extremity Cade Otton successful the country of the extremity portion -- the aforesaid country helium secured the Bucs' come-from-behind triumph implicit the Los Angeles Rams successful Week 9.

Then aft the defence forced a three-and-out with a sack for a 10-yard nonaccomplishment by extracurricular linebacker Carl Nassib, Brady got the shot backmost with 2:29 to go. From there, helium completed 8 of 10 passes, with a 6-yard touchdown to rookie moving backmost Rachaad White, who dove implicit the extremity enactment with 8 seconds remaining to springiness the Bucs their archetypal expanse of the Saints since 2007.

Brady joked aft the game, "Just similar we drew it up. Just similar we drew it up."

Wide receiver Mike Evans shook his caput successful disbelief.

"He gets amended similar successful those moments. Like it's crazy," Evans said. "I deliberation it's acquisition and his mindset. He knows that astatine the extremity of the game, helium wants the shot successful the offense's hands and helium demands america to spell retired determination and marque plays."

Said Otton: "It's truthful evident helium has been determination before. He gives america each the assurance to cognize that we tin bash it. That the biggest happening is the content and the assurance astatine the extremity of the crippled that we are going to triumph this thing."

But lone 1 different clip had Brady really been present earlier -- erstwhile the New England Patriots overcame a 28-3 deficit, trailing by 19 points successful the 4th quarter, to decision the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 successful Super Bowl LI. Monday nighttime marked the archetypal clip during the regular play that Brady won aft trailing by 13 oregon much points successful the 4th quarter.

"It's conscionable amazing. I've conscionable been grateful," White said. "I judge I was conscionable calved erstwhile TB had archetypal gotten into the league. I was calved successful '99. Just to beryllium capable to beryllium isolated of that years aboriginal down the road, you conscionable beryllium grateful. And you've gotta cherish these moments."

Just however improbable was the victory? Teams implicit the past 5 seasons are 3-530 erstwhile down 13+ points successful the last 4 minutes of regulation, according to ESPN Stats & Information research, with the 3 wins being the Los Angeles Chargers astatine the Kansas City Chiefs successful Week 15 successful 2018, the New York Jets astatine the Cleveland Browns successful Week 2 this season, and present the Bucs implicit the Saints. The Bucs' likelihood to triumph were arsenic agelong arsenic 25-1 astatine Caesars Sportsbook erstwhile the squad trailed 16-3.

Even much improbable is that this was the 2nd clip this play that Brady has thrown a come-from-behind game-winning touchdown successful the last 15 seconds of regulation. Brady's touchdown to Otton against the Rams came with 13 seconds left. According to Elias, Brady is lone the 3rd backmost since the merger to propulsion aggregate go-ahead touchdowns successful the last 15 seconds of regularisation successful a season, and he's the archetypal since Brett Favre successful 1999.

"I've been a portion of plentifulness of 'em," said close defender Shaq Mason, who was portion of the Super Bowl LI comeback erstwhile helium was with the Patriots. "I had a feeling however it was gonna end, but it was large to spot that through. ... I mean, he's the GOAT for a reason. He's the greatest. I'm fortunate to get a 2nd accidental to beryllium with him. I emotion it. ... Everybody successful this locker country has assurance successful him erstwhile this clip comes. He delivered for us."

Evans added: "One happening astir america -- particularly the past fewer years with Tom -- we conscionable support playing until the extremity due to the fact that thing tin happen. We've seen that clip and clip again."