FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Tom Brady returned to the football town he called home for two decades and did what came naturally – lead his team to a come-from-behind victory in the fourth quarter.
This time he was the visitor with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers even if thousands of New England Patriots fans wore his old jersey, cheered him pregame and then tried to boo and harass him once the action began.
Brady wasn’t particularly sharp on Sunday – just 22 of 43 for 269 yards and no touchdowns – but trailing 17-16 with 4:34 remaining in the fourth, he took over on a plot of turf he long lorded over and did it again.