If Monday night’s wild-card loss to the Cowboys was Tom Brady’s final appearance with the Buccaneers, it was certainly not a highlight of his three-year tenure. Tampa Bay’s offense struggled to score in the 31–14 loss, and in the second half, he caught heat for what looked like an attempt at a dirty takedown of a Dallas defender.
Early in the third quarter, Chris Godwin fumbled after catching a pass from Brady. Safety Malik Hooker recovered the ball and was eventually taken down by Julio Jones. The fumble was later overturned, but the Buccaneers were forced to punt on the drive, trailing 24–0.
During Hooker’s fumble return, Brady approached him from behind and seemed to attempt a soccer-style slide to tackle the defender.
