Brady, Bucs beat Seahawks 21-16 in historic Munich game

MUNICH, Germany – Tom Brady went undefeated abroad by sending two touchdown passes to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-16 on Sunday in the first game of the season in Germany.

Brady connected with Julio Jones and Chris Godwin on scoring passes and Leonard Fournette scored one as the Bucs (5-5) improved to 0.500 and broke Seattle’s four-game winning streak.

German fans packed the Allianz Arena for the historic match and the Bucs delivered a balanced attacking performance in three long scoring runs. Rachaad White started and ran 105 yards on 22 runs.

Brady completed 22 of 29 258-yard passes to put Germany on his list of international wins following wins in London (twice) and Mexico City with the New England Patriots.

Taking the lead 21-3, Seattle’s Geno Smith sent touchdown passes to Tyler Lockett and Marquise Goodwin to make it 21-16 at 3:58.

Smith found Goodwin in the corner of the end-of-field area to score 19 yards in 4th and 1st to finish the track that started on the Bucs 45 after Brady made his first intercept since the season opener. prize. Linebacker Cody Barton picked it up.

Lockett caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Smith with 8:20 remaining, but the attempt to convert the two points was unsuccessful, leaving the score 21-9.

Smith is 23rd out of 33 in 275 yards and two touchdowns for the Seahawks (6-4), who are still at the top of the NFC West.

Brady is the first quarterback to start a regular game in three countries outside of the US

The seven-time Super Bowl champion found Jones on a short runway, and the receiver ran it in a 31-yard scoring game early in the second half. Jones put his left shoulder down and safely passed Josh Jones at the line.

Fournette then dashed in from 1-yard to complete a 13-time, 86-yard shot. He scored twice after Scotty Miller opened up a 22-yard pass and came down while passing the ball in 5th place.

Godwin caught a 4-yard touchdown to make it 21-3 early in the fourth half. Godwin leads the Bucs with 71 yards after six receptions.

Relegated to 14-3, Seattle drove to Bucs 9 in front of Devin White’s Smith sack, whose mess was recovered by Anthony Nelson at 13.

Seattle had 57 yards into the net in the first half and took a throw-in after halftime with Smith making four straight passes. But the race stalled on Tampa 22 due to a failure to finish third or less for DK Metcalf, who was subsequently flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. Jason Myers hit the net for 55 yards to put Seattle up the table with a score of 14-3.

The Bucs were driving to Seattle 22 when Fournette made a direct catch, rolled to the right and threw across the field for Brady – but it was stopped by full-back Tariq Woolen, whose 45-year-old quarterback was slow, slow shielding good at 6.

Brady was then flagged for tripping – it would be a yellow card if he played for Bayern Munich.

White has two of Tampa Bay’s three sacks.

Relegated to 14-3, Seattle drove to Bucs 9 in front of Devin White’s Smith sack, whose mess was recovered by Anthony Nelson at 13.

Within two minutes of the first half warning, White crossed the barrier unblocked and knocked Smith out with a 10-yard loss to Seattle 10.

In his first drive to Seattle, Joe Tryon-Shoyinka beat rookie Abraham Lucas on the edge and took Smith for 17 yards in the third down.

Fournette left in the fourth round with a hip injury. Bucs CB Zyon McCollum was disqualified after halftime due to concussion.

Seahawks practice defender Aaron Donkor of Germany led the team out of the tunnel carrying a “12” flag. Donkor is not on the list of 53 people.

Seahawks: Goodbye before hosting the Las Vegas Raiders on the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Buccaneers: Goodbye and then to Cleveland on November 27th.