Dhe Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team has reached the playoffs in the North American professional league NFL. Star quarterback Tom Brady’s team won 30:24 on Sunday (local time) thanks to a comeback in the final quarter against pursuers Carolina Panthers.
After trailing 10-14 halfway through the game, the 2021 Super Bowl winner turned the game around with a 20-10 in the final stretch to secure the division championship. Brady threw passes for 432 yards and three touchdowns by Mike Evans.
“It feels great. I’m really proud of our team. We have overcome some difficult moments over the past few months,” said Brady, making the playoffs for the 14th year in a row.
Meanwhile, the Green Bay Packers around star quarterback Aaron Rodgers still need a win to reach the playoffs. The Packers dominated the Minnesota Vikings 41-17 (27-3) on Sunday and scored their eighth win in the 16th game of the American Football League season. With a success on the last day of the main round against the Detroit Lions around the German-American professional Amon-Ra St. Brown, the Packers are in the final round.
At the end of the second quarter, Rodgers threw a touchdown pass to Robert Tonyan for a 24:3 lead. In the middle of the final section, the 39-year-old quarterback ran into the end zone himself. At the beginning of the game, however, other Packers players provided the highlights: Keisean Nixon bridged 105 yards after a Minnesota kickoff and provided the Packers’ first touchdown, Darnell Savage ran 75 yards into the opposing end zone a little later after an intercepted pass.
Green Bay and Detroit will be fighting for the last playoff ticket in the National Football Conference next weekend. The Seattle Seahawks still have chances. The Detroit Lions also clearly beat the Chicago Bears 41-10 (24-10). Thus, Amon-Ra St. Brown won the duel with his brother Equanimeous St. Brown. The Bears had no chance of reaching the finals before the game.
Defensive tackle David Bada made his NFL debut for the Washington Commanders, losing 10-24 to the Cleveland Browns with the Washington Commanders. It was still a day of celebration for the native of Munich: Bada, who was able to play his way into the roster via the NFL Pathway Program, appeared at the stadium in lederhosen.
In the AFC, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans will fight in a direct duel for the division title and thus the playoff entry on the last day of the main round. The New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers also still have chances to reach the finals. All three teams have a record of eight wins and eight losses.
