TAMPA, FLA. — Tom Brady threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns Sunday, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers bolster their playoff hopes with a 26-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
Brady tossed touchdown passes of 48 yards to Scotty Miller and 2 yards to Rob Gronkowski to rebound from losing two straight home games entering the bye. Ronald Jones had a 1-yard touchdown run and Ryan Succop kicked field goals of 18 and 48 yards.
The Bucs (8-5) lost three of four games to division title contenders leading into last week’s bye, including a pair of 27-24 losses at home to the Los Angeles Rams and the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.