New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans — and basically all NFL fans — had this game circled from the moment the league announced this year’s schedule.
After a hard-fought game on Sunday night in Foxboro, Tampa Bay finished ahead of New England by a score of 19-17.
Tom Brady’s return brought a lot of emotion but not a ton of fire-power from his team’s offense. The 19 points they scored was their lowest total of the season thus far.
The contest came down to a 56-yard field goal attempt from Nick Folk who had made 36 straight attempts. Folk’s kick bounced hard off the left upright, and Bill Belichick’s team was left with their third loss of the season.
These were the winners and losers from the Patriots’ Week 4 loss to the Buccaneers.