TAMPA (SNN-TV) – For the 8th time in 2021, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers scored at least 30 points and walked off with a victory. They just needed a little extra time to get that done yesterday against the Bills.
In one of the most thrilling finishes in franchise history, the Buccaneers beat the Buffalo Bills, 33-27, on Tom Brady’s 58-yard touchdown pass to Breshad Perriman with 5:31 left in overtime.
It happened to be the 700th scoring pass of Brady’s career, but it was just the second time in 46 seasons that Tampa Bay has won on a walk-off touchdown.
The overtime heroics were needed after the Buccaneers squandered a 24-3 halftime lead and were sent to the extra period by a 25-yard Tyler Bass field goal with 22 seconds left in regulation.
Buffalo scored 17 points on its three drives in the fourth quarter and the Buccaneers put up only three points in the second half after gaining 303 yards before halftime.
The Buccaneers improved to 10-3 with the win, joining Arizona as the only 10-win teams in the NFL after the late-afternoon games.
Buccaneers Head Coach Bruce Arians complimented the fans on making playing in Raymond James an obvious advantage for the Bucs.
“When we had the ball on defense, they were great. We can feed off of that energy and there is nothing like playing playoff games at home that’s for sure. Obviously, you can’t control who owns tickets and what they do with them, but I’m pretty impressed with our fans.”
Tampa Bay puts itself on the verge of clinching the NFC South title in next week’s matchup on the 19th at home on Sunday Night Football against the Saints.
