Never count out Touchdown Tom. On Sunday, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady proved once again that no one is better at engineering game-winning drives.
Against the Texans, trailing by five points with 33 seconds remaining, Brady did it again. He found Brandin Cooks for the winning 25-yard touchdown:
A closer look at Cooks' footwork:
Of note:
That touchdown marked Brady's fifth scoring toss of the game and Cooks' second touchdown. In all, Brady went 25 of 35 for 378 yards, five touchdowns, no picks and a 146.2 passer rating. And Cooks racked up 131 yards and two touchdowns. That's exactly why the Patriots sent a first-round pick to the Saints in exchange for Cooks this offseason. And that's exactly why Brady might be the greatest quarterback of all time.
Thanks to the Brady-Cooks combo, the Patriots avoided a 1-2 start and an 0-2 start at home.