Tom Brady was very excited after sneaking into the end zone for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers playoff game against the New Orleans Saints.
Brady turned and tried to give the referee a high-five while celebrating the score. Tampa Bay won the game, 30-20, and advanced to the NFC championship game. The veteran defender was ridiculed on social media for his lack.
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Brady will have a chance to advance to his 10th Super Bowl appearance, but Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are on their way.
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“We worked hard to get to this point. Two playoff wins are really cool,” Brady told reporters after the game. “We have to beat a great football team that we know very well. Aaron is playing incredibly well.”
Brady finished 18 out of 33 with 199 yards and two touchdown passes.
It will be the Buccaneers’ first appearance in the conference title game since the 2002 season, when the team led by Jon Gruden won the Super Bowl. Tampa Bay will hit the road to face the Packers in the cold Lambeau Field next week to determine who will go to the Super Bowl LV.
It will be Brady’s first appearance in the NFC Championship and the first appearance in the conference title game since the 2018 season, when he was with the New England Patriots. It will be the 14th game for the title of the conference of his career.
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Next week’s game will be on FOX. The kickoff is at 3:05 pm Eastern Time.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.