Brady, who completed 36 of 54 for 281 yards, tossed a 1-yard TD
pass to Cade Otton and added a 6-yarder to Rachaad White with
three seconds left to produce his NFL-record 44th comeback
victory in the fourth quarter or overtime, breaking a tie with
Peyton Manning.
The Buccaneers (6-6) strengthened their hold on first place in
the NFC South by sweeping the season series against the Saints
(4-9).
New Orleans led 10-3 at halftime and 16-3 entering the game's
final minutes.
White fumbled and Carl Granderson recovered for the Saints at
their 32-yard line midway through the third quarter. New Orleans
drove to the Tampa Bay 3-yard line before stalling, and Wil Lutz
kicked a 21-yard field goal that gave the Saints a 13-3 lead.
New Orleans quarterback Andy Dalton, who completed 20 of 28
passes for 229 yards and a touchdown, moved the Saints 69 yards
to Lutz's third field goal, a 29-yarder that increased the lead
to 16-3 with 8:02 left in the fourth quarter.
Brady connected with Otton with three minutes left, completing a
10-play, 91-yard drive.
After a New Orleans punt, Brady drove his team 63 yards in 11
plays to the game-winner.
On the first possession of the game, Brady marched the Bucs 72
yards in 16 plays and Ryan Succop kicked a 21-yard field for a
lead that held up through the end of the first quarter.
After punting on their first two possessions, the Saints drove
80 yards on their third possession. Dalton threw a 30-yard
touchdown pass to Taysom Hill, giving New Orleans a 7-3
advantage.
Those were the first points for the Saints in six quarters after
a 13-0 loss at San Francisco last week ended a streak of 332
games without being shut out.
Tampa Bay was in its two-minute offense trying to get points
before halftime when Demario Davis intercepted Brady, giving New
Orleans the ball at the Bucs 49.
Lutz's 38-yard field goal with 20 seconds left increased the
lead to seven at halftime.
--Field Level Media
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