TAMPA, Fla. – On third-and-3 with 1:08 left in the third quarter, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady dropped back, saw that the pocket around him was quickly collapsing and realized he had no open receivers downfield. After dodging two Green Bay Packers defenders, the 45-year-old took off running.
“I saw a lot of open green grass and no Packers," Brady said. "I could turn a 40-yard gain into 18 [yards] better than anyone in the NFL. Unfortunately, I slid, I broke my knee brace, and I had to get it on the sideline.