TAMPA.Fla. — The last image of Tom Brady playing in the NFL will be of his team relying on his right arm to rally from a 24-point deficit and tie its NFC division playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams with less than a minute to play.
Brady did everything he could, but the Bucs eventually collapsed on defense and lost, 30-27, on Matt Gay’s 30-yard field goal as time expired.
The clock also has finally drained on the remarkable career of the NFL’s greatest quarterback, just when football fans — especially in Tampa Bay — were clasping their hands in prayer for another Brady comeback, if only for one more season.
