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SPORTS Saturday 10 OctOber 2020

Arians not speaking for Brady regarding 4th down confusion

By FRED GOODALL Despite Leonard Fournette
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — If Tom and LeSean McCoy be-
Brady lost track of what ing sidelined by injuries, the
down it was on the final Bucs continue to run the
play of a failed comeback ball effectively . Ronald
bid against the Chicago Jones topped 100-yards
Bears, the Tampa Bay Buc- rushing for the second
caneers quarterback is straight week, averaging
keeping it to himself. 6.24 yards per carry while
And coach Bruce Arians is gaining 106 on 17 attempts.
steering clear of speaking WHAT NEEDS HELP
for the six-time Super Bowl The Bucs were the third-
champion, whose fourth- most penalized team in the
down incompletion sealed league entering Thursday
the team's fate in an error- night's game and didn't
filled 20-19 loss at Soldier do anything to improve
Field on Thursday night. that standing. The offensive
"I don't know how to an- line was flagged five times
swer it for him," Arians said on one third-quarter drive
Friday, reflecting on Brady's alone, prompting a sideline
decision to try to move the verbal scolding from Brady
Bucs closer to field goal following a punt.
range rather than attempt Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) is sacked by Chicago Bears outside line- STOCK UP
a shorter throw to pick up a backer Khalil Mack (52) during the second half of an NFL football game in Chicago, Thursday, Tampa Bay's run defense
first down on fourth-and-6 Oct. 8, 2020. is one of the best in the
from the Tampa Bay 41. Associated Press league. The Bears man-
"We all knew it was fourth aged 35 yards rushing.
down," the coach added. chances for what would While Brady talked about asked a second time about That's three straight oppo-
"I think he saw what he have been a fourth con- the need to correct mis- the final play. nents who've been held to
saw." secutive win. takes and eliminate turn- The Bucs were the NFL's less than 50 yards on the
After the throw intended Brady was sacked three overs and costly penalties, most penalized team last ground. The team's stretch
for tight end Cameron times and knocked down the 43-year-old quarter- season. They're on course of 11 consecutive games
Brate was broken up by another eight by the Bears back did not say if he lost to rank among the league without yielding 100 is the
Bears safety DeAndre Hous- (4-1), who overcame three track of what down it was leaders again. longest in the NFL since
ton-Carson, Brady raised deficits to take the lead for on Tampa Bay's final offen- "Just gotta do a better job 2014, when Detroit had an
four fingers in the air and good on Cairo Santos' 38- sive play. of coaching. It all falls on 11-game streak.
appeared to be surprised yard field goal with 1:13 re- "I knew we needed a chunk the staff — mistakes that STOCK DOWN
Tampa Bay had turned maining. The Bucs also hurt and I was thinking about we're making in ballgames Arians has called the offen-
over the ball on downs with themselves with a critical more yardage. It was just that shouldn't be made," sive line the most improved
33 seconds remaining. first-half fumble and accu- bad execution," Brady said. Arians said. "And they're component of the team.
If the potential winning mulated 11 accepted pen- "You're up against the not every week. ... That was While the Bucs did run the
drive ended with Brady mis- alties for 109 yards. clock. I knew we had to one of those games where ball well against the Bears,
takenly thinking he had an- Arians, who on Thursday gain a chunk, so I should there were a bunch of the unit took a step back in
other down to try to keep night initially said Brady have been thinking more them. Penalties, technique pass protection, especially
his team's hopes alive, it knew it was fourth down, first down instead of chunk errors, things that we should in the second half when
wasn't the only miscue on pinned the loss on poor in that situation," the quar- have coached better." Khalil Mack was all over
offense that affected the coaching. terback responded when WHAT'S WORKING Brady.q
Démare claims 3rd stage win at Giro; Almeida stays in pink

BRINDISI, Italy (AP) — Ar- "My teammates have there were early splits in the
naud Démare earned his made the difference even peloton, with several of the
second straight stage vic- more than the great confi- overall favorites left behind
tory and his third in this dence I have these days," before getting back in the
year's Giro d'Italia by win- Démare said. "We had to race.
ning the seventh leg in exchange the positions of Almeida, a Portuguese rider
another mass sprint Friday, the lead out men in the with the Deceuninck-Quick
and João Almeida held finale. There was some el- Step team, remained 43
onto the overall leader's bow to elbow. With the seconds ahead of Spanish
pink jersey. head wind to finish with, it rider Pello Bilbao.
Démare edged Peter Sa- wasn't an easy task. "Today we went very fast,
gan, Michael Matthews "I opened my sprint at a especially in the final," Al-
and Fabio Felline at the right time. I felt the pres- meida said. "In the last kilo-
end of the mostly flat 143-ki- ence of Peter Sagan close meters I stayed in the front
lometer (89-mile) leg from to me. of the peloton protected
Matera to Brindisi. I'm happy I made it again. by my teammates. They
Démare, a French rider It is extraordinary." did a perfect job to protect France's Arnaud Demare celebrates as he sprints ahead of Slo-
with the Groupama-FDJ There was little drama on me from the wind. vakia's Peter Sagan, right, to win the seventh stage of the Giro
team, also won the fourth Friday despite heavy cross- "The Maglia Rosa (pink jer- d'Italia cycling race, from Matera to Brindisi, southern Italy, Fri-
and sixth stages, which also winds affecting some parts sey) makes me stronger ev- day, Oct. 9, 2020.
ended in mass sprints. of the stage. Although ery day."q Associated Press