NFL: Tampa Bay beat Arizona in overtime despite Tom Brady struggles

Ryan Succop's kicking was cardinal to the Buccaneers' win

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept their NFL play-off chances successful their ain hands by coming from down connected Christmas Day to bushed the Arizona Cardinals.

The visitors stayed apical of the NFC South aft overcoming a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit.

Kicker Ryan Succop was the match-winner with 4 tract goals, including the winning 40-yarder successful overtime.

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Tampa tin clinch the part and a post-season spot erstwhile they big the Carolina Panthers connected New Year's Day, though decision would unfastened the doorway for their opponents and the New Orleans Saints.

The NFC South has been a mediocre prime part successful the 2022 season, with the Buccaneers starring contempt a 7-8 grounds and the Panthers and Saints some 6-9.

Brady, who was playing successful his archetypal Christmas Day game, near the State Farm Stadium with the unenviable statistic of having thrown astatine slightest 2 interceptions successful 3 consecutive games for lone the 2nd clip successful his 23 years successful the league.

But helium inactive managed to assertion his 11th regular play overtime win.

"It was tougher than we should person had and tougher than we wanted," said the 45-year-old.

"They played truly good connected defence and we had immoderate agelong fields and turnovers again but we grinded it retired and recovered a mode to win."

Aaron Rodgers was a cardinal fig successful the triumph for the Packers

The Green Bay Packers stay successful contention for the play-offs aft a 26-20 triumph astatine the Miami Dolphins.

Miami backmost Tua Tagovailoa threw 3 interceptions successful the 4th fourth arsenic the Packers won for the 3rd consecutive week.

Aaron Rodgers threw for 238 yards and 1 touchdown arsenic the Packers took their grounds to 7-8 successful the NFC.

They request 2 much wins from the last 2 games successful the regular play positive different effect to spell their mode to unafraid a 4th consecutive play-off campaign.

"Our defence came up and played outstanding," said Rodgers. "We were down 20-10 and scored the past 16 points. Offensively we struggled successful the reddish zone. But this was special."

Green Bay were helped by Christmas Eve losses for the Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders.

"Everything we needed to hap this play happened," Rodgers added. "I'm truly arrogant of our team. We recovered a mode to triumph and the mode our defence stepped up the past fewer drives was outstanding."

The 4th nonaccomplishment successful a enactment for the 8-7 Dolphins mean they present request 2 wins oregon a triumph astatine New England and the New York Jets to suffer to Seattle successful week 17 to marque the AFC post-season.

Harris's household were presented with his jersey during the game

There were affectional scenes successful Pittsburgh arsenic the Steelers had a last-gasp triumph implicit the Las Vegas Raiders.

The triumph came 4 days aft the decease of erstwhile Steelers large Franco Harris and 2 days aft the 50th day of the 'Immaculate Reception', erstwhile Harris caught a deflected walk and scored the game-winning touchdown during the last infinitesimal of a 1972 play-off crippled against the Raiders.

Harris's fig 32 jersey was retired astatine half-time successful the Christmas Day crippled and his broadside kept their slim play-off hopes live with the 13-10 triumph aft Kenny Pickett recovered George Pickens connected a 14-yard touchdown walk with 46 seconds remaining.

Baker Mayfield and chap Los Angeles Ram Tyler Higbee celebrate

Veteran backmost Russell Wilson had a time to hide arsenic his Denver Broncos were beaten 51-14 by the Los Angeles Rams.

Wilson threw 2 interceptions successful his archetypal 3 walk attempts, portion Baker Mayfield's 85.7% completion complaint acceptable a caller Rams' single-game record.

The erstwhile fig 1 wide pick, who lone joined the reigning Super Bowl champions connected 9 December, threw 2 touchdowns arsenic helium went 24 of 28 for 230 yards.

The Rams who, similar their opponents, are retired of play-off contention, led 31-6 astatine half-time and ne'er looked back.

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