Buccaneers WR Julio Jones scores NFL's first TD in Germany

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  • Jenna LaineESPN Staff Writer

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    • Covered the Buccaneers since 2009
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MUNICH -- The archetypal NFL regular-season touchdown successful Germany has been scored betwixt the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks!

Just aft the commencement of the 2nd quarter, Bucs backmost Tom Brady -- who has received a rousing ovation from fans successful Germany each clip helium has been shown connected the video boards astatine Allianz Arena, and each clip helium has taken a drawback -- recovered wide receiver Julio Jones connected a crossing way for a 31-yard touchdown to springiness the Bucs a 7-0 lead.

Jones raced astatine 20.23 miles per hr past Josh Jones and Quandre Diggs into the country of the extremity portion for the score. It was the 33-year-old receiver's second-fastest clip of the play connected a route, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.

On the erstwhile drive, Brady and wide receiver Chris Godwin failed to link connected a third-and-14 walk implicit the middle, and kicker Ryan Succop missed a 52-yard tract goal.

It was Jones' 2nd touchdown arsenic a Buc, with his archetypal scored 2 weeks agone against the Baltimore Ravens successful his archetypal crippled backmost aft missing 3 weeks with a genu injury.

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