I know, I know: I’m trying to get inside of the mind of Tom Brady, something that seems like a fruitless endeavor, especially while he was getting ready to take the field and lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a last-second drive that would ultimately beat the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night.
But look at this face, the one captured by an NBC camera.
This is the face of a quarterback who has been here before, who knows there’s so much time left — 1:24, to be exact — on the clock to operate in the fourth quarter. We’ve seen that face before and we’ll keep seeing it as Brady pursues yet another Super Bowl title:
With 1:24 left, @TomBrady knew. #Kickoff2021 pic.twitter.com/OZgeBTPAWe
— NFL (@NFL) September 10, 2021
Tom Brady knew the Cowboys gave him too much time @brgridiron
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/JOBs3YOsmT
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 10, 2021
Tom Brady showed no signs of slowing down in the Bucs season opener @brgridiron
▪️ 32-50
▪️ 379 YDS
▪️ 4 TD
▪️ 2 INT
▪️ Game-winning driveThe legend continues pic.twitter.com/yDe9ahfgjc
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 10, 2021
THOMAS EDWARD PATRICK BRADY.#GoBucs | #NFL pic.twitter.com/BfdEkkCXCk
— Holy Roller NFL (@HolyRollerNFL) September 10, 2021
Yup. He definitely knew what was about to happen.
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