Less than 24 hours after being shut out for just the third time in his career, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady had a sense of humor about the 9-0 loss the New Orleans Saints gave him Sunday night.
Brady, speaking about the game Monday on the SiriusXM podcast Let’s Go! With Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray had this to say about the Saints.
“Yeah, they’re called the Saints,” Brady said. “I don’t think they’re very saintly. A Saint would have probably let us score once or twice yesterday. So gotta rethink that nickname.”
It was the first time since 2006 that Brady had been shut out. He completed 26 of 48 passes for 214 yards, but didn’t throw a touchdown. He was intercepted once by C.J. Gardner-Johnson. He was also sacked four times.
Since signing with the Buccaneers last season, Brady has lost all four regular season games against the Saints. His only win came in the playoffs last season.
“You know, they’ve done well against me,” Brady said. “They’ve done well against everybody. They’ve got a lot of good players. They’re really well coached. They’re a terrific defense and they play us really well.”
Brady was also asked about his exchange near the sidelines when cameras saw him yelling at Saints’ defensive line coach Ryan Nielson.
“Oh, we were just exchanging pleasantries,” Brady said. “It was a nice night in Tampa. We were just wonderfully, in the heat of the moment, expressing, uh, I wouldn’t say pleasantries, but we were very competitive in that moment, it was emotional. So that’s just football players being football players.”
The Saints improved to 7-7 after the win and will host the Miami Dolphins on Monday at the Caesars Superdome.
