Tom Brady blamed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ narrow loss to the Chicago Bears on poor execution, including on a late play that led to speculation over whether the quarterback realized it was fourth down.
The Bears prevailed 20-19 on Thursday to move to 4-1 for the season, but much of the talk surrounded whether Brady, a seasoned vet QB, had seriously no idea that it was the final down of a series after he threw an incomplete pass.
Brady was asked to clarify what happened in his post-match media conference, replying: “I knew we needed a chunk and I was thinking about more yardage. It was bad execution as we had a great opportunity there – we didn’t execute when we needed to.”
“Yeah, you’re up against the clock and you’re up against the … I knew we had to gain a chunk, so I should have been thinking more first down instead of chunk in that situation,” he said.
When asked after the game whether his quarterback knew what down it was, Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians covered for his guy.
“Yeah, he knew,” Arians replied.
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The Bucs dropped to 3-2 on the season.
