Brady Sets Passing Yardage Record Amid Boos And Some Cheers
Oct 3, 2021, 7:07 PM | Updated: 7:08 pm
Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throws a pass to break the record for career passing yards against the New England Patriots during the first quarter at Gillette Stadium on October 03, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Playing as a visitor at Gillette Stadium wasn’t the only big change for Tom Brady on Sunday night.
He also was booed.
But when the Buccaneers quarterback set the record for yards passing in a career on a 28-yard completion to Mike Evans in the first quarter, there was a mixture of cheers and applause along with the jeers.
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Brady, 44, reached 80,359 yards through the air and then called a timeout before the next play — though no announcement had been made about setting the mark.
That came during the timeout. Ryan Succop’s field goal a few plays later — after Brady misfired on a couple of throws — gave Tampa Bay a 3-0 lead.
Tampa Bay vs. New England is televised on KSL TV.
