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Even GOATs are capable of having an off night.
Tom Brady learned as much on Sunday, completing 25 of 45 passes for 190 yards and an interception as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost 9-0 against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday Night Football. The Saints’ dominant defensive performance marked just the third shutout loss of Brady’s career and his first since 2006.
After throwing an interception in the fourth quarter to Saints defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Brady jogged to the New Orleans sideline and appeared to shout some choice words at defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, who was standing in for head coach Sean Payton, who missed the division game after testing positive for COVID-19.
In a video clip that’s been widely shared on social media, Brady appears to say, “Go fuck yourself.”
Of course, Brady downplayed the incident in his post-game press conference. “Ah nothing, just football,” he said. “They’re pretty good, they have a really good defense – really good scheme, they are tough to go against. They are well-coached, have a lot of great players – a lot of veteran players that have played together for a long time. They did a great job.”
Even so, that didn’ts stop people from ripping Brady for his poor sportsmanship. Scroll down to see some notable reactions to the GOAT’s apparent tantrum.