Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-5) from Tom Brady beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-16 (6-4) in the first NFL regular season game in Germany at the Allianz Arena.
with victory, Brady (22/29, 258 yards, 2 TDs, INT) became the first quarterback to win in three different countries outside of the USA. During his stay with the New England Patriots, the 45-year-old QB won twice in London (2009 and 2012) and once in Mexico (2017).
TB12 needed 30 passes without an interception to surpass Aaron Rodgers’ record of 402. However, his streak of shipments without error ended at 399 because on pitch 400 the Bucs QB searched for Mike Evans on a short trajectory and linebacker Cody Barton stole the ovoid.
Midway through the third quarter, the Bucs attempted a fantasy play via Leonard Fournette’s pitch to Brady. The running back’s pass ended up being intercepted by Tariq Woolen and the QB had to make the tackle.
The Seahawks lead the NFC West thanks to their running attack led by rookie Kenneth Walker III. Unfortunately, Pete Carroll’s team could not run the ball thanks to the excellent work of the Tampa Bay defense. Between Geno Smith and Walker, Seattle had 39 yards on 14 carries.
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According to the NFL office in Germany, the league received three million requests to purchase tickets for the game between the Bucs and Seahawks. The capacity of the Allianz Arena is 75,024 fans.