The Buccaneers were up 14-3 on the Seahawks midway through the third quarter when Tom Brady decided to try something unusual. On a trick play, the 45-year-old quarterback lined up wide and acted like a receiver. The defense ignored him, and for good reason. The ball wasn’t going to him. He smirked, jogged off, and played it off like a decoy. Later in the drive, though, they actually did throw to him. Seattle’s rookie corner Tariq Woolen wasn’t fooled. He stayed tight on Brady, who slipped trying to make the catch, fell on his back, and even got called for tripping during the chaos.
The sequence was a mess. The throw wasn’t sharp, Brady had no footing, and the Seahawks read it from the start. After the fall, Brady tried to argue he was just bluffing, but the ref wasn’t buying it. He got flagged, and Tampa lost yards. It was supposed to be creative, but it ended in punishment and a bit of embarrassment. Brady later joked with the crowd, smiled it off, and hit the bench with his jacket and water bottle. Meanwhile, fans in the stands had their own awkward moment with a poorly timed high five, but even that landed better than the play on the field.