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Brady’s 700th TD toss lifts Bucs

By WJBD Staff Dec 13, 2021 | 7:16 AM

UNDATED (AP) — Tom Brady’s milestone pass bailed out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

Brady’s 700th career TD throw gave the Buccaneers a 33-27 overtime win over the Bills. He threw for 363 yards and two touchdowns, and scored on a quarterback sneak set up by his NFL-record 7,143rd completion.

Tampa Bay won it on Breshad Perriman’s 58-yard catch-and-run with 5:31 left in OT.

The Bucs improved to 10-3 with their fourth straight win despite blowing a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter.

Josh Allen shrugged off a slow start to throw for 308 yards and two touchdowns, but the Bills fell to 7-6 with their fifth loss in eight games.

In other NFL action:

— Aaron Rodgers threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns as the Packers rallied for a 45-30 win against Chicago. The Packers scored the first 24 points of the second half to erase a 27-21 deficit. Rodgers is 23-5 all-time against the Bears after helping Green Bay take a four-game lead over Minnesota atop the NFC North.

— Patrick Mahomes threw his first two touchdown passes in nearly a month and Clyde Edwards-Helaire added two more scores as the Chiefs picked up their seventh straight win, a 48-9 shellacking of the Raiders. Derek Gore’s 51-yard TD run with 7:19 left in the fourth quarter allowed the 9-4 Chiefs to eclipse the largest margin of victory in a series that began in 1960. The onslaught occurred after Raiders players stomped on the Chiefs logo at midfield before the game.

— The Titans intercepted four passes and posted their first home shutout in more than two decades, a 20-0 win over the Jaguars. Rashaan Evans, Jayon Brown, Kristian Fulton and Buster Skrine picked off passes from rookie Trevor Lawrence, who hadn’t thrown multiple interceptions in a game since his NFL debut. Ryan Tannehill ran for a touchdown and threw for 191 yards without a turnover for the 9-4 Titans.

— The Browns are very much in the AFC North race after a 24-22 win over the Ravens. Baker Mayfield threw for two touchdowns and Myles Garrett returned a fumble for his first NFL touchdown. Garrett also recorded his 15th sack to set a team record as the Browns pulled into a second-place tie with Cincinnati in the AFC North, one game behind the Ravens.

— Jimmy Garoppolo threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Aiyuk in overtime to send the 49ers past the Bengals, 26-23. Evan McPherson hit a 41-yard field goal in the opening possession of overtime to give the 7-6 Bengals a brief lead, their first of the day. Joe Burrow found Ja’Marr Chase for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to claw back from a 20-6 deficit and tie the game with 1:19 left.

— The Cowboys are 9-4 after building a 24-0 lead in a 27-20 victory over Washington. Micah Parsons sacked Taylor Heinicke twice and forced a fumble that was returned for a touchdown. Kyle Allen replaced Heinicke and led a 73-yard scoring drive, but Washington’s comeback bid came to an end when Allen fumbled with 2:24 remaining.

— Justin Herbert threw for three touchdowns and the Chargers improved to 8-5 with a 37-21 pounding of the Giants. The second-year signal caller went 16 of 22 for 204 yards and a touchdown as the Chargers took a 24-7 lead into halftime. Los Angeles has its first winning streak since October.

— The Broncos honored the memory of Demaryius Thomas with tributes, decals and a 38-10 walloping of the Lions. Running backs Javonte Williams and Melvin Gordon each scored a pair of touchdowns and Dre’Mont Jones had a monster game that included two sacks of Jared Goff. The 7-6 Broncos then recorded just their second opening-drive touchdown in 29 games under embattled offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur.

— The Falcons were 29-21 winners against the Panthers as Matt Ryan threw for 190 yards and a touchdown. Mykal Walker returned an interception of Cam Newton 66 yards for a touchdown. Newton ran for a 12-yard touchdown but turned over the ball twice and was benched midway through the fourth quarter for P.J. Walker.

— Alvin Kamara ran for 120 yards and a touchdown in his return from a four-game injury absence, fueling the Saints’ 30-9 rout of the Jets. Taysom Hill ran for two scores and shook off a banged-up finger on his throwing hand to pass for 175 yards in New Orleans’ first win in six games. Hill finished 15 of 21 passing and ran for 73 yards on 11 carries for the 6-7 Saints.

— The Seahawks have their first winning streak of the season after Russell Wilson threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns in their 33-13 victory over the Texans. Seattle coach Pete Carroll earned his 150th regular-season win. Lockett had 142 yards receiving and joined Steve Largent as the only Seahawks with three straight seasons of at least 1,000 yards.