For just the third time in his career, Tom Brady failed to lead the offense to score any points as the Bucs fell to the New Orleans Saints in a 9-0 loss on Sunday night.
To say Brady was a bit frustrated would be an understatement.
The 44-year-old quarterback was visibly frustrated throughout the night, angrily throwing his Microsoft tablet at the bench at one point and also appearing to shout an expletive at the Saints sideline following a fourth-quarter interception to C.J. Gardner-Johnson.
Cameras caught Brady running over to the Saints sideline, where Dennis Allen was filling in for head coach Sean Payton, and appeared to say, “go f—k yourself, pal,” at least according to amateur lip readers on the internet.
After the game, Brady downplayed the exchange when asked about it.
“Ah nothing, just football,” Brady told reporters. “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.”
Allen was not asked about the exchange, but Gardner-Johnson, who was not present for it after picking off Brady, dismissed it.
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“On to the next,” he said. “I ain’t got time for that. I don’t know what he said. I don’t care what he said. I caught a pick. I’m in the end zone with my teammates.”
Whatever was said, Brady and Allen did not appear as if they wanted much to do with one another in the postgame handshake.
Hey, at least Allen got a shake from Brady. That’s not always the case after a loss.
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