Both lost fumbles Sunday.īrady not having his top weapons clearly hurt, and the fact that he is working with backup offensive linemen showed up again, as they allowed three sacks and were flagged multiple times.

That left Gage, who was questionable to play initially due to a hamstring injury, and Breshad Perriman as Brady's top two wide receivers. Julio Jones has a knee issue, Chris Godwin is still working back from a hamstring injury and Mike Evans was suspended due to his role in a fight last week. Brady, but the injuries among the wide receivers on both sides. The headline of this matchup wasn't Rodgers vs.

The Buccaneers have failed to score a touchdown in the first half this season. Still, this team averaged fewer points per game entering Week 3 than the Carolina Panthers, New York Jets and New York Giants. downed Dak Prescott and the disappointing Dallas Cowboys in Week 1, then defeated the New Orleans Saints and the obviously-injured Jameis Winston last week. The Buccaneers entered Sunday 2-0, but you had to wonder how victorious and confident this team and fan base really felt. Rodgers has to be excited about his development. Those were the only points the Packers scored all game, and they were all they ended up needing.ĭoubs is someone to keep an eye on, as he caught all eight targets for 73 yards and one touchdown. After a Buccaneers three-and-out, Rodgers again led the offense 71 yards down the field on 12 plays for the second touchdown of the game - a six-yard pass to Lazard. Doubs was the main weapon Rodgers worked through, as he caught three passes for 35 yards - including the touchdown. The game began with a Tampa field goal, but then Rodgers led the offense 75 yards down the field on 10 plays to score the first touchdown of the game. We can't give all the credit to the offense since it struggled mightily in the second half, but its quick start ensured the Packers would move to 2-1. They were fundamentally sound on defense and took advantage of miscues, then spread the ball around on offense efficiently. The Packers looked like the better team on both sides of the ball for the majority of Sunday afternoon. Let's take a look at what happened in Tampa on Sunday. After Green Bay dominated the first half, this affair turned into a slugfest dominated by both defenses. This was a tale of two halves, as 17 of 26 total points were scored in the first two quarters. He caught 12 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown, but also lost a fumble. For the Packers, rookie Romeo Doubs stepped up at receiver, catching all eight of his targets for 73 yards and one touchdown. Rodgers completed 27 of 35 passes for 255 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, while Brady completed 31 of 42 passes for 271 yards and one touchdown. That cost them five yards, and Brady couldn't find Gage in the end zone to tie the game.īoth star quarterbacks were missing multiple starting wide receivers, which explains the shortage of points scored. However, there was a miscommunication on the potential game-tying two-point conversion, and the Buccaneers drew a delay-of-game penalty.

Brady led the Buccaneers 89 yards down the field to cut the deficit to two points with a touchdown pass to Russell Gage with just 14 seconds remaining. This game came down to the very final play. This was Aaron Rodgers' second-career win over Brady in five total contests, including playoffs, and their first matchup since the 2020 NFC Championship game. The Green Bay Packers moved to 2-1 on Sunday, as they defeated Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their home opener, 14-12.

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