Tom Brady Hails Leonard Fournette After Bucs’ Win Over Cardinals

The running back accounted for 162 yards from scrimmage in the victory Sunday night.

After another thrilling come-from-behind victory Sunday night, Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady praised the play of running back Leonard Fournette, who made several crucial plays down the stretch to curtail a stagnant offense.

Fournette made a pivotal play on Tampa Bay’s first fourth-quarter scoring drive, taking a swing pass out of the backfield up the left sideline for a gain of 44 yards. The Bucs scored a touchdown a short time later to cut the Arizona lead to 16–13. In total, Fournette accounted for 162 yards from scrimmage in the win.

“He ran really hard and was on a mission,” Brady said in a postgame press conference. “Ran through arm tackles, ran hard, caught the ball well, pass protected well. This team has a lot of resiliency. We fight hard; 7–8 is not where we want to be, but got a chance at a championship game next week.”

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As Brady described, the Bucs have a chance to win the NFC South with a victory at home next weekend against the Panthers (6-9).