During a primetime game on Thursday night against the Chicago Bears — Tom Brady had a chance for a statement win, but instead he became an instant meme when he appeared to forget what down it was during what would be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ final play in the 20-19 loss.
Brady’s final incomplete pass fell short and it appeared that he believed he would have one more down. On the Buccaneers’ final play of the game — a fourth & 6 — Brady failed to connect with tight end Cameron Brate and the Bears took over on downs.
Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians was also asked if Brady knew Tampa Bay was facing a fourth down on that last play and he basically threw him under the bus by stating that he did, despite how he reacted on the field.
“Yeah he knew. He knew.”
Following the game, Brady was asked if he knew he was facing a fourth down in that situation.
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“I knew we needed a chunk and I was thinking about more yardage,” Brady said. “It was bad execution. I had a great opportunity there. Just didn’t execute when we needed to.”
Brady completed 25 of 41 passes for 253 yards and one touchdown on Thursday night.
