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Monday 5 october 2020
Brady throws for 5 TDs, Bucs rally to beat Chargers 38-31

By FRED GOODALL had a great first half. They
AP Sports Writer made a mistake. We capi-
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom talized on it, got a touch-
Brady is introducing the down and had momentum
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to going into the second half
a new way of winning. and ran with it."
The six-time Super Bowl The Bucs drew closer on
champion led a come- Brady's 28-yard scoring
from-behind victory for the throw to O.J. Howard, then
first time since joining his took took a short-lived 28-
new team, throwing for 369 24 lead when the three-
yards and five touchdowns time league MVP hit Miller
to help the Bucs rally from a on consecutive plays for 44
17-point deficit to beat the yards and 19 yards to get
Los Angeles Chargers 38-31 the ball into the end zone
on Sunday. again.
It's the 46th time Brady has Herbert, who threw a 51-
delivered a winning drive yard TD pass to Tyron John-
in the fourth-quarter or son in the first half, put the
overtime of a regular-sea- Chargers up 31-28 with a
son game — fourth on the scintillating 73-yard strike to
NFL behind Peyton Man- Jalen Guyton, releasing the
ning (54), Drew Brees (50) ball under heavy pressure.
and Dan Marino (47). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass as he is pressured by Los Brady's 9-yard scoring pass
43-year-old quarterback Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (99) during the first half of an NFL football game to Vaughn finished a sev-
has overcome a deficit of Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. en-play, 75-yard drive that
10 or more points to win a Associated Press put Tampa Bay ahead for
league-best 34 times, in- good with 11 minutes re-
cluding postseason. Five players — Miller, Rookie Justin Herbert com- hump," Herbert said, noting maining.
"Tom, he's never behind in Mike Evans, O.J. How- pleted 20 of 25 passes for the Chargers came close in "We all know his track re-
his mind. We can always ard, Cameron Brate and 290 yards and three touch- all three losses. "We have to cord. His resume speaks
make plays to win games," rookie Ke'Shawn Vaughn downs for the Chargers (1- learn to close big games. for itself.," Evans said. "We
coach Bruce Arians said. — caught scoring passes 3), who've lost three straight When we are up 17 points, need him to play like that
"How can you not believe from Brady, who threw four with the sixth overall pick we can't shoot ourselves in week in and week out if
in him? He's the greatest to of them after the Bucs fell in this year's draft playing the foot." we want to be the special
ever do it," receiver Scotty behind 24-7 in the second earlier than expected be- The game swung dramati- team we're capable of be-
Miller said. "We just go in quarter. cause of injuries to Tyrod cally in the final minute of ing. We have the upmost
there and follow his lead." "We knew we had played Taylor. the opening half. confidence in Tom. He had
With several members of poorly. It was just a show of Michael Davis intercept- Ndamukong Suh forced a a hell of a game today."
the newly crowned Stanley character. I can honestly ed Brady's sideline throw fumble inside the Los Ange- INJURIES
Cup champion Tampa Bay say that if this had been intended for Justin Wat- les 10 with the Chargers at- Chargers: RB Austin Ekeler
Lightning cheering on from last year, we would have son and returned the ball tempting to run out at the left late in the first quarter
a suite at Raymond James gotten beat by 20," Arians 73 yards for a first-quarter clock. Linebacker Devin with a hamstring injury and
Stadium — along with the said. "This team has a ton score and a 14-7 lead. LA White recovered, setting did not return. ... In addi-
Cup — Brady shrugged off of character and playmak- extended the advantage up Brady's 6-yard TD to Ev- tion to Taylor remaining
throwing an early intercep- ers and we started making to 17 with a 19-yard TD pass ans, who finished with sev- sidelined, WR Mike Williams
tion returned from a touch- plays. You can see that to Donald Parham Jr. and en catches for 122 yards. (hamstring) and starting of-
down to keep the Bucs (3- when we don't beat our- Michael Badgley's 53-yard "I was a bit surprised they fensive linemen Bryan Bu-
1) in first place in the NFC selves, we're going to be a field goal. didn't just take a knee," Ev- laga (back) and Trai Turner
South. tough team to beat." "We have to get over the ans said. "It was 24-7. They'd (groin) did not play.q
Kitata upsets Kipchoge to win London Marathon

ra Kitata emerged from the and was restricted to elite ba of Kenya on the line af-
rain and the gloom to be- runners only, due to the ter a thrilling sprint finish.
come the new champion. coronavirus pandemic. In the women's race, Kos-
There was no upset in the Kipchoge, the Kenyan who gei broke for home with
women's race with world has had not lost a marathon seven miles to go leaving
record holder Brigid Kosgei in seven years, dropped off Chepngetich, who had
winning her duel with fellow the pace around the 22- looked the stronger in the
Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich, mile mark. The 35-year-old middle stages of the race,
the world champion, who world record holder had no far behind.
was eventually pipped for answer as a seven-strong The pair were a minute
second by Sara Hall of the lead group edged away ahead of their nearest
Kenya's Brigid Kosgei crosses the line to win the London Mara- United States. from him, and he ended up challenger at the halfway
thon in London, England, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. The race, originally sched- finishing down in eighth. mark and looked on course
Associated Press uled to be run in April, was Kitata of Ethiopia claimed to trouble the women's-
adapted to 19.7 laps of St victory in two hours, five only world record of two
LONDON (AP) — Eliud Kip- run at the London Mara- James's Park rather than minutes and 41 seconds, hours 17 minutes and one
choge's four-year winning thon ended Sunday as Shu- the traditional street route, pipping Vincent Kipchum- second.q