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NFL: Tom Brady convinces after resignation, German brothers with double touchdown pack

2022-09-12T06:08:30.734Z


Tom Brady had postponed the end of his career again. At the start of the NFL season, the 45-year-old threw farther than he had in years. The St. Brown brothers started with touchdowns, but only one could win.


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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers around superstar Tom Brady won their opening game in the NFL against the Dallas Cowboys and underpinned their claims this season.

The most successful professional in NFL history threw a touchdown pass at 19: 3 on Sunday evening (local time) and for a total of 212 yards.

A further 48-yard pass to new signing Julio Jones was remarkable – the 45-year-old hadn't thrown that far since joining the Buccaneers two years ago.

The seven-time Super Bowl champion Brady initially ended his career after last season, but announced his comeback after just 40 days.

“Every time you step onto the field, there's something to prove.

It's a brutal game, you have to be prepared for that," Brady told NBC.

There aren't many places where he can just be one of many.

"I'm definitely just one of the guys in the dressing room," he said.

Mike Evans caught the only touchdown pass spectacularly with one hand, but kicker Ryan Succop had the most points in the game, converting four field goals for a total of twelve points and scoring an extra point.

In addition to the defeat, the Cowboys also have to worry about their quarterback situation.

Dak Prescott was injured, needs surgery and will be out for weeks, according to team owner Jerry Jones.

Mahomes towers, St. Brown brothers score

Before that, the Kansas City Chiefs, led by a strong Patrick Mahomes, dominated the Arizona Cardinals and won 44:21.

Despite the departure of key teammates from last season like pass receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins, Mahomes made five touchdown passes and threw 30 passes for a total of 360 yards.

Hill won with the Dolphins 20-7 against the New England Patriots and caught eight passes, but had no points of his own.

In the first game after longtime quarterback Ben Roethlisberger retired, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated Super Bowl entrants Cincinnati Bengals.

After extra time, the Steelers made it 23:20, Roethlisberger successor Mitchell Trubisky played unobtrusively and very solidly with passes for 194 yards and a touchdown without a miss.

At the other end, four passes from Bengals playmaker Joe Burrow landed on the opposition.

Like last season, the Green Bay Packers got off to a rough start, conceding a 7:23 loss to division rivals Minnesota Vikings.

Without the pass receiver Davante Adams, who migrated to the Las Vegas Raiders, quarterback star Aaron Rodgers lacked safe passing stations in attack and more than one touchdown pass did not jump out.

Football pro Equanimeous St. Brown has made a dream debut with the Chicago Bears.

The 25-year-old German-American scored a touchdown in the 19:10 win against the San Francisco 49ers.

The wide receiver had switched from the Packers to the Bears for the new season.

St. Brown's brother Amon-Ra, who is three years younger, also managed a touchdown in the opening game, but lost 35:38 with the Detroit Lions against the Philadelphia Eagles.

While »EQ« made six points in the end zone for only the second time in his career, it was already touchdown number seven for Amon-Ra.

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Source: spiegel

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