Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady did something remarkable on Monday night. He put together a truly wild play. Admittedly, it had basically zero impact on the game. But it was something NFL fans had never really seen before.
Brady threw a pass, which a Los Angeles Rams defender batted at the line of scrimmage. (Nothing special.) But the ball fell back into Brady’s hands. Rather than knock the ball to the ground or run with the ball, Brady decided to throw the ball a second time.
Yes, he threw the ball twice (?!?!?!?). In one play (?!?!?!?). And Mike Evans caught it for eight yards (?!?!?!?). And get this: the Bucs got away with it. The officials flagged Brady for the illegal pass, but the Rams declined the penalty, because the quarterback’s (second) pass didn’t go for a first down. Had L.A. declined the penalty, the teams would have replayed third down. Instead, the Buccaneers punted on fourth down at the spot where Evans caught Brady’s second pass.
So Brady’s second pass counted… somehow. Here’s a look at the play.
Tom Brady completed a pass to himself and then to Mike Evans. This is illegal but the penalty was declined since it happened on third down and led to fourth down.
Fantasy points for Brady and Evans… 😬 pic.twitter.com/oC0Kw0Azv8
— Sporting News Fantasy (@sn_fantasy) November 24, 2020
Wow. Never seen that one before.
Everyone had fun cracking jokes about the bizarre play.
then again, Brady uncovered that double passes are the new Moneyball
— Gregg Rosenthal (@greggrosenthal) November 24, 2020
2020, again: pic.twitter.com/rvvd8aK2HO
— Seth Wickersham (@SethWickersham) November 24, 2020
"I can do that"
– Taysom Hill somewhere https://t.co/rZXCZYkrtt
— SB Nation NFL (@SBNationNFL) November 24, 2020
Hmmmmm pic.twitter.com/hhOFDBsvq4
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 24, 2020
Tom, how many forward passes can you throw in one play? pic.twitter.com/CAvAxC7V36
— Kyle Madson (@KyleAMadson) November 24, 2020
Tom Brady clearly playing himself in PPR fantasy.
1 point for the catch AND passing yards. pic.twitter.com/wYhtXGZ8uu
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) November 24, 2020
Tom Brady pulling the old Pop-A-Shot just keep heaving move.
— Chris Mason (@ByChrisMason) November 24, 2020
Tom Brady be like pic.twitter.com/LtXGVHWewj
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) November 24, 2020
Leave it to Twitter to make most out of a silly moment.
