Top 5 Facts From Buccaneers vs. Giants on MNF

The Monday Night thriller of the Buccaneers vs. Giants game provided some exciting highlights and historic stories. Brady is still playing like he’s in his prime, his long-time teammate Gronkowski is still representing the ol’ reliable, and the Giants are in the midst of the worst football stretch in franchise history.

Here are the top 5 sports facts to know from Week 8 Monday Night Football:

Ice in His Veins

Down 10 with the game on the line, nobody is better at mounting a comeback than Tom Brady.

Most QB wins after trailing by 10+ points in the Super Bowl Era:
1. Tom Brady (30)
2. Peyton Manning (27)
2. Dan Marino (27) pic.twitter.com/C6AEKXFYxb
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 3, 2020

Tom Brady now has 38 wins after trailing in the 4th quarter, passing Drew Brees for the 2nd most by a starting QB in NFL history.

Peyton Manning is the only QB with more (43).

h/t @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/6Q0HSiHkLu
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 3, 2020

Tonight was the 51st time in his career Tom Brady completed at least 70.0 percent of his passes in a game with no interceptions (including playoffs).

He is now 50-1 in those games.@Buccaneers #GoBucs
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) November 3, 2020

While Tom Brady in his 225 career regular season wins hasn't often needed to bring his teams back from down in the late going, he was called upon to do so for the @Buccaneers on Monday. Engineering a go-ahead drive midway through the 4th, he moved into a tie for 3rd on this list pic.twitter.com/C7OryVsHWJ
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) November 3, 2020

Finding Mike Evans in the endzone to put his @Buccaneers up 5 on the Giants (22-17) in the 4th quarter tonight, Tom Brady has moved back ahead of Drew Brees for the NFL's career TD passing lead (561). He also ties Brees for the most career multi-TD, 200+ yard passing games (161) pic.twitter.com/ZJXQMAudb4
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) November 3, 2020

Dynamic Duo

With their reunion, Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski have continued to make their claim as one of the best duos is NFL history.

Including the postseason, Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski have now connected for 93 touchdowns.

That breaks a tie with Steve Young and Jerry Rice for the 2nd-most by a QB-receiver combo in NFL history.

Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison are the all-time leaders with 114. pic.twitter.com/GVd4nueLxM
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 3, 2020

Giant Failure

Daniel Jones and the Giants are at the bottom of the barrel of one of the worst divisions in recent League history.

Daniel Jones now has 12 games since the start of last season with multiple turnovers, 3 more than any other player in that span. pic.twitter.com/fHqyQ8raVg
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 3, 2020

This is 3rd time in last 4 years Giants have started 1-7 or worse.

Before 2017, it hadn't happened since 1980.
— Katie Sharp (@ktsharp) November 3, 2020

Gronk Spikes the Books

Rob Gronkowski came out of retirement and is proving to everyone that he’s still got it and is one of the most reliable TEs in the League.

The criteria includes both regular season and playoffs, as Brady has found Gronkowski for 82 in the regular season & 10 in the playoffs. "Gronk" also has passed Art Powell + Mark Clayton for the 10th most career touchdown receptions by a player within their first 10 seasons (82) https://t.co/sff1qJ42SB pic.twitter.com/EIuHTicqNK
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) November 3, 2020

Rob Gronkowski has a rec TD in 3 straight games for the 1st time since Weeks 6-8, 2016.

Gronkowski had at least one such streak in every season from 2011-2016 -- 3 of which ended with 1st Team All-Pro berths and 2 of which ended in Super Bowl titles
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 3, 2020

Year of the Comeback

2020 has been a lot of things, but in the sports world, it can be considered the year of the comeback.

Through Monday's game, there have been 25 double-digit comeback wins in the NFL this season, including the Bucs on MNF.

According to @EliasSports that's the 2nd most through 8 weeks in NFL history. pic.twitter.com/PC5iGqrRDw
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 3, 2020