Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-26 Green Bay Packers: Tom Brady Beats Aaron Rodgers to Lead Bucs to Super Bowl While Packers Fail Interceptions | NFL News

Tom Brady seals his return to a 10th Super Bowl after surviving three interceptions in the second half to beat Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are crowned NFC champions.

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The highlight of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game.

Tom Brady went through a turbulent second half to overcome his first playoff game with Aaron Rodgers and lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the Super Bowl for the first time since they won it 18 years ago with a 31-26 victory over the Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field.

The Bucs defense, which sacked Rodgers five times that day and three times in the first half, saw two potentially costly interceptions that went unpunished by the Packers, who lacked their usual conviction in the red zone throughout the entire season. game.

Vital exchanges favored the Bucs in the first half as Brady took advantage of a Rodgers interception with a 39-yard touchdown pass to Scotty Miller in the closing seconds after the Packers were limited to one field goal late in the game. a series of 15 plays that I had seen them miss a first and goal opportunity.

However, momentum leaned towards the Packers after the break when Robert Tonyan and Davante Adams touchdowns on either side of Adrian Amos’s interception made it a five-point game at 28-23, only for Jaire Alexander’s interceptions at consecutive units. followed by successive threes and outs.

With a score of 31-26 just before the two-minute warning, the Packers chose not to go for him on the fourth down, paving the way for Brady to race to the end of time while booking his return to a remarkable 10th Super. Bowl.

• Buccaneers pass: Tom Brady, 20/36, 280 yards, 3 TDs, 3 interceptions
• Race leader: Leonard Fournette, 12 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
• Reception Leader: Chris Godwin, five catches, 110 yards

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Aaron Rodgers punches Marquez Valdés-Scantling, who shakes off a defender and then runs to the scoreboard for the Green Bay Packers against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship game.

The Bucs screamed the blocks when Brady threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Mike Evans over an agitated Kevin King to convert for a third down for the third time in a nine-play opening drive, to which Rodgers responded with a 50 strike. yards. to Márquez Valdés-Scantling after escaping at third and 15 from his own five with a 23-yard pass to Allen Lazard.

Brady was lucky to avoid getting intercepted when he hit a deep shot to Chris Godwin, who managed to juggle the catch for a 52-yard pickup. Leonard Fournette took advantage of the next play with a 20-yard touchdown run that included an impressive spinning motion to leave Amos in his wake.

• Passing Packers: Aaron Rodgers, 33/48, 346 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INTs
• Race leader: Aaron Jones, six carries, 27 yards
• Reception leader: Márquez Valdés-Scantling, four catches, 115 yards, 1 TD

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Tom Brady throws a pass to Chris Godwin, who juggles the ball to complete 52 yards and on the next play, Leonard Fournette throws right for a 20-yard touchdown for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Packers suffered a setback when they were only able to convert a 15-play drive into a 24-yard Mason Crosby field goal, and the generally unshakable Adams failed to score a possible touchdown for the first time after evading Carlton Davis, before being open. -Open on the next play only to see Lavonte David hit Rodgers’ pass. The pair eventually connected at third-six, but Adams couldn’t get his feet to the back of the end zone.

A Rodgers interception late in the half was then ruthlessly punished when Brady targeted the Packers cornerback King again on a perfectly weighted 39-yard touchdown pass to Miller that converted to fourth-four the previous play.

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Tom Brady displays absolute beauty from a deep ball to Scotty Miller for a 39-yard touchdown for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Brady was on hand to reward another takeout early in the second half when he threw an eight-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Brate after Devin White returned an Aaron Jones fumble to the eight-line following a hard hit from Jordan. Whitehead.

The Packers delivered an immediate response through Rodgers’ eight-yard laser to tight end Tonyan in the end zone followed by a timely interception from Amos on a pass destined for Evans, who marched downfield to convert into a touchdown reception by two yards from Adams. It would have been a three-point game if it weren’t for Equanimeous St. Brown’s knockdown on the subsequent two-point conversion attempt.

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Davante Adams scores a two-yard touchdown for the Green Bay Packers but Equanimeous St. Brown drops the two-point attempt in the NFC Championship game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Tampa Bay had its defense to thank for two consecutive stops of three and three after Brady was intercepted by Alexander in successive series.

Ryan Succop’s 46-yard field goal made it an eight-point game with less than five minutes to play, before the Packers settled for a 26-yard kick from Crosby instead of going for it in fourth. opportunity just before the two minute warning. a decision that would allow the Bucs to get the job done and achieve a famous victory.

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