SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Nothing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drew up Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers went according to plan in a humiliating 35-7 loss that dropped them to 6-7 and spoiled quarterback Tom Brady's Bay Area homecoming -- just the second time he has played there in 23 years.
Not the five touchdowns surrendered to a team led by rookie quarterback Brock Purdy in his first career start or the 209 rushing yards given up to Christian McCaffrey & Co. -- the second most since coach Todd Bowles arrived in Tampa in 2019, after once leading this team to a No.