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The Buccaneers stopped the Cardinals on their opening possession
of overtime before Tom Brady connected on six straight passes --
two to Russell Gage -- to move the ball to Arizona's 19-yard
line. A false-start penalty moved Tampa Bay back 5 yards before
a pair of Leonard Fournette runs set up Succop, who split the
uprights to snap his team's two-game skid.
Brady completed 32 of 48 passes for 281 yards and a touchdown to
rookie Rachaad White for the Buccaneers (7-8), who remained
one-game ahead of the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints
atop the NFC South.
Brady threw two interceptions to Marco Wilson on Sunday, marking
the second time that he has been picked off on at least two
occasions in three straight games. Brady endured that indignity
back from Sept. 29-Oct. 13, 2002, while playing for the New
England Patriots.
Fournette rushed for 72 yards and added nine receptions for 90
yards, and teammate Chris Godwin added eight catches for 63
yards.
Arizona's James Conner rushed 15 times for 79 yards and a
touchdown and Trace McSorley completed 24 of 45 passes for 217
yards and an interception in his first career start.
Greg Dortch made 10 catches for 98 yards for the Cardinals
(4-11), who have lost five in a row and seven of their past
eight games.
Wilson intercepted Brady for the second time late in the third
quarter to set up a go-ahead score for Arizona. McSorley
connected with Marquise Brown on a 47-yard pass before Prater
capped a nine-play drive by drilling a 39-yard field goal to
give the Cardinals a 9-6 lead with 14:07 left in the fourth
quarter.
Tampa Bay went three-and-out on its next possession and Conner
capped a five-play, 33-yard drive by scampering around left end
for a 22-yard score. The touchdown was his seventh of the season
and sixth in his past six games.
The Buccaneers erased a 16-6 deficit in the fourth quarter.
Brady connected with White on a 3-yard touchdown with 8:03
remaining before William Gholston's recovery of McSorley's
fumble set up Succop's game-tying 42-yard field goal with 2:27
to play in regulation.
--Field Level Media
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