Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady saw one of his most impressive streaks as an NFL quarterback come to an end with a loss to the Falcons on Sunday. For the first time in his 23-year professional career, the seven-time Super Bowl champion finished a regular season with a losing record.
Brady started Tampa Bay’s regular-season finale in Atlanta on Sunday and was pulled in the second quarter with the game tied 10–10 to prevent injury before the playoffs. Backup Blaine Gabbert relieved him and was unable to keep the Bucs in the game, as the Falcons pulled away to win, 30–17.
Though Brady was on the bench for the majority of the game, the loss still gets attached to his record as the starting quarterback, and with the Buccaneers’ finishing 8–9, his remarkable 22-year run of winning seasons has ended.
