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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and big receiver Antonio Brown have taken the downfield connection that has blossomed in some unspecified time in the future of the final four weeks into the postseason.
Playing in the Bucs’ first postseason game since 2007, Brady regarded off Washington Soccer Group safety Jeremy Reaves earlier than finding Brown on a wheel route for a 36-yard touchdown, which build the Bucs up 9-0, as Ryan Succop skipped over the extra point are attempting.
It be Brown’s first playoff game since 2017. He now has 5 touchdowns in his past 5 playoff video games, alongside with three in his past two. Brady continues to silence his critics, who doubted that at 43, he would possibly perchance seemingly additionally throw the deep ball in Bruce Arians’ offense.
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) January 10, 2021
Brady has thrown a passing touchdown of 20 or extra air yards in six straight video games and right here is his sixth consecutive game throwing a TD pass as a minimal 25 yards downfield, in conserving with ESPN Statistics & Knowledge. Alongside with playoffs, that is the longest such lumber by any QB in the past 15 seasons.
