Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski set record for most playoff TDs by QB-receiver combo
Tom Brady and also Rob Gronkowski had not linked for a goal pass throughout the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’very first 3 rounds of
the playoffs. Probably the all-time excellent tandem was awaiting the most significant phase.
Brady struck Gronkowski for an 8-yard goal in the initial quarter of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 31-9 Super Bowl LV gain the Kansas City Chiefs to establish the straight-out playoff document for a lot of passing goals by a quarterback-pass catcher tandem in NFL background.
It was the 13th Brady-Gronkowski postseason racking up connection, damaging a connection at 12 with San Francisco 49ers all-time greats Joe Montana and also Jerry Rice. Ball game was the initial goal of the video game– and also the very first first-quarter TD of Brady’s Super Bowl profession– and also moved the Bucs to a 7-3 lead with 43 secs left in the opening verse. Brady located Gronkowski for one more rating in the 2nd quarter, striking him on a 17-yard TD pass to prolong the Bucs’ bring about 14-3 with 6:05 to enter the initial fifty percent.
With his initial TD grab, Gronkowski likewise rose right into 2nd all-time with 13 playoff goal captures, damaging one more connection at 12 with Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer John Stallworth. He increased that to 14 with his 2nd rating. Rice beings in very first much in advance at 22.
The first-quarter rating was Gronkowski’s initial postseason rating given that a two-touchdown getaway in the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl LII loss to the Philadelphia Eagles to finish the 2017 period.
With his 2nd rating on Sunday, Gronkowski signed up with Rice in ending up being the only 2 gamers with numerous goal captures in several Super Bowls.
Gronkowski arised from a 1 year retired life to sign up with Brady in Tampa Bay in each of their very first NFL periods beyond New England.
Gronkowski’s return normal period saw him tally 45 functions for 623 backyards as well as 7 goals. Nonetheless, introducing Sunday, Gronkowski had actually taken just 2 catches on 7 targets for 43 lawns throughout the Buccaneers’ very first 3 championship game.
That altered Sunday when Gronkowski– that had team-highs of 6 catches and also 67 lawns obtaining– captured the 4th as well as 5th Super Bowl goals of his future Hall of Fame job.
