TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady has never lost to the Atlanta Falcons. The 45-year-old quarterback hasn’t lost three straight games in more than two decades.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion’s streaks stayed intact Sunday with timely assistance from a disputed roughing-the-passer penalty.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers stand alone atop the NFC South standings after beating their division rivals 21-15, running out the clock after the flag thrown against Falcons defensive lineman Grady Jarrett kept Brady and the rest of the offense on the field to close out the victory.
“I don’t throw flags,” Brady said when asked about the play in which he was sacked for a 10-yard loss on third down with just less than three minutes left.
Said Jarrett: “I’m not talking today.”