Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers held off a comeback attempt by the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday and won their Week 5 matchup 21-15.
The win may have meant something more to the seven-time Super Bowl champion.
The 45-year-old NFL legend has been dealing with rumors of marital problems with his supermodel wife Gisele Bündchen. The Buccaneers star and Bündchen had been seen without their wedding rings.
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Line judge Rusty Baynes talks with Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady during the Atlanta Falcons game, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Tampa, Florida.
(AP Photo/Mark LoMoglio)
People magazine reported that Bündchen and Brady have hired divorce lawyers and that Bündchen had been working with one for “weeks.” According to Page Six, both Brady and Bündchen have hired lawyers and are figuring out how to separate their assets.
But for at least three hours Sunday, Brady put the drama in the rearview mirror to take care of business against the Falcons.
He was 35 of 52 passing for 351 yards and a touchdown pass to Leonard Fournette. Tampa Bay picked up its third win of the season and helped regain first place in the NFC South.
It was the second straight game that Brady had surpassed the 300-yard passing mark and the first time he had done so in back-to-back regular-season games since Weeks 16 and 17 of last season. According to The Associated Press, it was Brady’s 40th 300-yard game after turning 40.
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Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady throws a touchdown pass to running back Leonard Fournette against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Tampa, Florida.
(AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Brady hasn’t been open about his personal life since rumors started swirling about him and Bündchen last month. The September 19 episode of “Let’s Go!” podcast, Brady said he needs to do a better job of keeping his emotions in check. It was the next day that he threw a tablet out of frustration.
“I have to be very aware of that going forward and put my emotions in a good place to allow me to be the best player that I can be. I think there is an importance that you can get too emotional, which I definitely think. I was yesterday “.
When pressed about what was getting him so excited, Brady replied, “I just think there’s a really high standard that we’ve all set … And I think part of that is challenging as you become in an older athlete. The frustration of not being perfect. builds up where normally when you’re a younger player, you feel like winning is good enough. And I think as you get older and have some degree of success, you believe that perfection is what it should be. And unfortunately that’s not reality. .”
When Hurricane Ian moved up the Florida coast late last month, the couple stayed in separate homes in Miami.
Regardless, Brady has been known to put the noise outside of the football world on the back burner and take care of business in the sport he has dominated for years.
Tom Brady and his family, including his wife Gisele Bündchen, celebrate on the field after his seventh Super Bowl victory.
(Kevin C. Cox)
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As Sunday turns into Monday, Brady’s life off the field will surely return to the public eye. Brady and the Buccaneers will travel to Pittsburgh next weekend for a matchup with the Steelers.
