The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and star quarterback Tom Brady receive the next severe setback in the NFL. There is a painful smack against the Carolina Panthers. The game day also ended painfully for Amon-Ra St. Brown. Two quarterbacks make strong comebacks.
This NFL season is only going to get frustrating for veteran quarterback stars Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers. Brady conceded a surprising and violent 3:21 smack with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Carolina Panthers, who recently played anything but convincingly. For the team of the most successful professional in history it was already the fourth defeat in the seventh game of the season, only because of the weakness of the direct competition the playoffs for the team are not yet in acute danger. Rodgers, meanwhile, lost 21-23 with the Packers at the Washington Commanders and, like Brady, now has three wins and four losses.
Especially bitter Brady: After just a few seconds he plays a sensational pass to Mike Evans. The wide receiver is free, just has to catch the egg and stroll comfortably into the end zone. But the 29-year-old slipped the play equipment out of his fingers. Angered at his ludicrous faux pas, he throws the egg away. Instead of early leadership, only earlier frustration. A feeling that the “Bucs” carry through to the end. “Nobody feels good about how we played or what we do. We’re in this together and we have to pull ourselves out of it,” Brady said after the almost shocking performance against the Carolina Panthers – a team that played 12 of the 13 games previously lost, started with the third quarterback, Christian McCaffrey had given up their best player days earlier and was being coached by an interim. Brady’s trainer Todd Bowles probably commented because of this: “It can hardly get much darker than now.”
For the superstar, things have not gone as hoped at all since retiring. Just 40 days after retiring, he decided to return to the NFL for another year with the clear goal of winning the Super Bowl for the second time with the Bucs and the eighth time in his historic career. Nobody in the Florida team sees a title candidate at the moment.
For Amon-Ra St. Brown, the season is no longer going smoothly after the good personal start. In the Detroit Lions’ 6:24 against the Dallas Cowboys, he caught just one pass for four yards before suffering a concussion and was unable to continue playing. The German-American had recently struggled with an ankle injury. Strong quarterback Dak Prescott made his comeback for the Cowboys. The New York Giants, on the other hand, are still one of the most successful teams this season and recorded their sixth win in seven games with a 23:17 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Only the Philadelphia Eagles have an even better record as an undefeated team.
The Miami Dolphins, meanwhile, beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Tua Tagovailoa’s comeback from concussion. The quarterback’s injury had recently triggered a debate about how to deal with the rules for protecting football players and caused innovations in this area. At 16:10 he had a touchdown pass and didn’t make a big mistake.
The Kansas City Chiefs had previously won against the San Francisco 49ers, in which new signing Christian McCaffrey was used for the first time. The versatile professional in attack remained without a touchdown and could not prevent the 23:44 against the superior guests. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had a strong 423 yards gain through passes and three passes for touchdowns. Because the Los Angeles Chargers lost 23:37 to the Seattle Seahawks in the parallel game, the Chiefs consolidated their lead in the AFC West with five wins and two losses.
