![]() ![]() Heading into Sunday, Brady needed 18 completions to pass Brees (who held the NFL record with 7,142) and add to his list of career milestones. The record was then announced at Raymond James Stadium, drawing a standing ovation and applause from teammates. That set up a 1-yard Brady touchdown run to give the Buccaneers a 24-3 lead. Just before halftime, Brady heaved a 20-yard pass to Evans at the Buffalo 3-yard line to secure the record. "It's really been a dream come true for a receiver."īrady's record-breaking pass for most completions in NFL history did go to Evans, though. He's been teaching me a lot, about how he wants routes ran and just his thought process," Perriman said of playing with Brady. "He made a huge, huge, huge play for us," said Brady, who passed for 363 yards and threw two touchdowns, rushing for a third on the ground. Fitting for a player who wore to the stadium and to his postgame news conference a shirt that read, "Beyond your wildest dreams." He'd just been signed off the Bucs' practice squad two weeks ago.īut as Perriman crossed Mike Evans utilizing a mesh concept - where both players cross each other as they move across the formation - it was Perriman, and not Evans, who wound up underneath and got the ball. Perriman, the son of NFL legend Brett Perriman, had been cut by the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears earlier this year, hadn't caught a pass all game and wasn't even supposed to be the receiver on that play. ![]() Video footage did show a Bucs staff member racing into the end zone for the ball and picking it up after Perriman tossed it to the ground, indicating it is in the team's possession. "Anyone that ever caught a touchdown pass, they're part of something pretty cool in NFL history, anyone that had a completion for that matter and obviously the guys that came before me - Dan Marino, Peyton and Drew, some other incredible players that I always looked up to. It's just amazing to have people share in all those great accomplishments, but obviously to me, I feel like they're all team awards anyway. In the midst of all the pandemonium, Brady couldn't seem to remember where the ball went after wide receiver Breshad Perriman hauled in the winning 58-yard touchdown - just the second overtime touchdown pass of Brady's career - nor was he sure what the procedure was for possibly keeping multiple balls from the same game for multiple milestones. "I don't think there will be any records left when he's done." "I can't keep up with him," coach Bruce Arians said jokingly. In what Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady called the Buccaneers' "biggest game of the year" against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, the seven-time Super Bowl winner overtook Drew Brees for the most pass completions in NFL history and threw his 700th touchdown pass (including playoffs) for a 33-27 walk-off overtime win. Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Tom Brady overtakes Drew Brees for NFL pass completions record, throws 700th touchdown You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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