Tom Brady is used to making history during his long and illustrious NFL career. And on Sunday, the 45-year-old set more historic marks from around the world.
Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-16 at Allianz Arena in Germany, the NFL’s first regular season game in the country.
With the win, Brady became the first quarterback to win an NFL game in three different countries outside the US.
As a New England Patriot, Brady won all three international games he played in, with two in London and one in Mexico City.
And now, he can add Germany to the list as the NFL’s most decorated player adds another accolade to his ever-expanding collection.
After the win, Brady described the atmosphere at the Allianz Arena – home of German football giants Bayern Munich – as “pretty electric”.
“It was a great atmosphere,” he told NFL Network. “It felt like a pretty fun game when we came out for warmups.
“It was pretty electric so I hope the German fans got what they wanted. Big win for our team, we needed it. We played against a great opponent, our defense played great and I’m happy we found a way to shake it off and win.”
Despite a rough season before Sunday, Brady looked a lot more like himself, throwing a 31-yard touchdown pass to Julio Jones and Leonard Fournette running for another as the Buccaneers raced to a 14-0 lead with seconds left.
With the Bucs leading 14-3 in the third quarter, the team tried to pull out all the stops as Fournette tried to throw to Brady, though Brady slipped and Fournette was intercepted by Tariq Woolen.
And when Chris Godwin caught a four-yard pass from Brady early in the fourth quarter, the game seemed sealed at 21-3.
However, a late comeback by the Seahawks meant the German fans went home with their fair share of excitement.
Tyler Lockett’s touchdown with just over eight minutes closed the gap, and Brady’s untimely interception of Cody Barton was capitalized on by Seattle, as Marquise Goodwin caught a touchdown from Seattle quarterback Geno Smith to cut the deficit to just five. with less than four minutes to play.
Smith finished the afternoon with 275 passing yards and two touchdown passes.
But just when they needed it, Tampa Bay put together a game-tying drive behind running back Rachaad White – who rushed for a career-high 105 yards – and secured the team’s fifth win of the season and second . in a row.
The Bucs now start their week atop the NFC South and are looking a lot more like the team that was projected to contend for a Super Bowl ring.
For the Seahawks, after a promising start to the season, they fall to 6-4, but return to the US West Coast with their heads held high after showing late determination.