On their third possession of Super Bowl LV, Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense started to get the passing game going in Super Bowl LV.
Trailing 3-0 after a field goal from Kansas City, the Buccaneers found some momentum on the offensive side of the football. The first big play was a completion between Brady and wide receiver Antonio Brown:
TOM BRADY -> AB! #GoBucs #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/rXucb1Vtnh
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The two connected on what looked to be a deep option route, with Brown having the choice between staying vertical in the passing game or running the deep comeback. Brown cut off his route and worked back towards Brady, and the QB hit him on time and in rhythm.
Then Byron Leftwich dialed up a screen pass to tight end Cameron Brate:
Tight end screen executado com perfeição! #GoBucs #NFLBrasil pic.twitter.com/Wj6ojXh7if
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Brate has been battling a back injury, but this screen was dialed up at the right time and executed to perfection. Brate picks up some blockers in front of him, and races upfield for the big gain.
Of course, the drive was capped off with yet another passing play, with Brady hitting his longtime teammate Rob Gronkowski in the flat for the first touchdown of Super Bowl LV:
GRONK SPIKE!
Tom Brady conecta com Gronkowski para o 13º TD da dupla em pós-temporada (UM RECORDE) e os @Buccaneers assumem a liderança! #GoBucs #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/YwjvjRJ8LL
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Perhaps the biggest aspect of these plays is that Brady had the time to operate behind the Buccaneers offensive line. That, combined with some of the quick passing designs on the two throws to the tight ends, might make for a difficult combination for the Chiefs defense to solve.
