INDIANAPOLIS, IN (SNN-TV) – The Buccaneers hit the road to Indianapolis yesterday to take on the Indianapolis Colts and MVP front-runner, running back Jonathan Taylor.
Leonard Fournette broke the tie with a 28-yard scoring run with 20 seconds left to give Tampa Bay a critical 38-31 come-from-behind win for Brady’s first win over the Colts since joining the Buccaneers.
Fournette carried 17 times for 100 yards and three scores and caught Brady’s only TD pass of the game, giving him a career-high four touchdowns.
Ronald Jones gave the Bucs their first lead, 28-24 on a 1-yard TD run late in the third quarter and Rob Gronkowski caught seven passes for a season-best 123 yards.
Taylor ran 16 times for 83 yards and caught four passes for 14 yards — finishing 3 yards short of a NFL record-breaking ninth consecutive game with 100 or more yards from scrimmage and a rushing TD.
Bruce Arians spoke today about his team’s ability late in games. “We take a lot of pride in being a really, really good finishing team, whether it’s with the lead or having to go score to win a game. We talk a lot about that. Situational football, especially two-minute, is critical and four-minute offense is the same.”
The Buccaneers now sit at 8-3, and are back in action in Week 13 in Atlanta on Sunday to face the Falcons.
