Arguably it was a week late and didn't have a star-studded offensive group, but Tom Brady and tampa Bay Pirates still beat the Carolina Panthers 32-6 to seal the National League South Division title two rounds in advance. It was the first time the Pirates had won a division title since 2007 and the first time in the team's history that they had won at least 11 games in two consecutive seasons.
Today's game, the Pirates did not have a star outside to take over Mike Evans, Chris Gold and running back Leonard Fornett, bearing in mind that these three people have participated in the Pirates' 60% attack this season. Defensively, the Pirates lost outfielder Jason Pierre Paul, inside guard Lavonte David and security guard Anthony Winfield, and they also lost professional bowl linebacker Shak Barrett (with a knee injury) in the third quarter.
The weapon Brady relied on when passing the ball was Antonio Brown, the first time Brown had been activated since week six. He has been in recuperation due to an ankle injury and suspension, and today completed 10 catches to advance 101 yards, and Cyril Grayson, who has only received 1 ball in the previous season and has received 2 times in his career, but today he advanced 81 yards with 3 catches. Losing Funnett, the Pirates turned to Ronald Jones and Coshaun Vaughan, who had been the main player last season but had been taken away by Funnett, who had only rushed 50 yards before the season. Vaughn was also a big discovery today, completing a 55-yard dash and the Pirates' longest dash of the season.
In the second quarter, Brady found a diagonal pass to the near end cameron Brett to complete a four-yard touchdown to rewrite the score to 19-6. After playing their worst performance of the season last week, the Pirates began to use the near end more. Jones rushed a 7-yard touchdown in the third quarter to win a third touchdown for the team and seal the win.
Throughout the season, the Pirates are considered to have the most luxurious offensive group in the league, and even if Brown misses nine games and Glenn injures five, they can easily score 30 points in one game. Until last week, a battle with the New Orleans Saints wiped it all out. They could have locked up the National League South Division title three times early with a win, but lost 0-9 to the Saints. The team's most reliant external receiver, Godwin, suffered a serious injury with a cruciate ligament injury, and Evans and Funett also had their hamstrings pulled out of the field.
In today's game against the Black Panthers, the Pirates also made some mistakes, such as Brown may lack some tacit understanding between the long-distance battle team and Brady.
Despite getting a playoff ticket, the Pirates also have to fight for a higher seed pick. Now, let's congratulate Brady on reaching the playoffs for the 19th time in his career and the 13th consecutive season in the playoffs.
(Great White)