Tom Brady and the Bucs traveled to New England to play the Patriots on Sunday Night Football. In a rain-soaked evening that kept the game a low-scoring affair, the Bucs prevailed, 19-17, when Patriots kicker Nick Folk ended his streak of 35 consecutive field goals with a missed 56-yarder. Folk’s last-minute field goal attempt doinked off the left upright and allowed Brady and Bucs kicker Ryan Succop, who was 4-of-5 on the night, to win the game and improve to 3-1.

Here is a look at the most impressive Buccaneers on Sunday night.

OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka

The rookie got his first NFL sack in his second start in place of Jason Pierre-Paul. Tryon-Shoyinka used an inside move on Patriots left tackle Isaiah Wynn in the first quarter to drop Jones for four-yard sack. In the third quarter, Tyron-Shoyinka came up with his second sack of the night, dropping Jones for a nine-yard loss on third-and-12 to force a punt. Tryon-Shoyinka ended the game with two tackles and a team-high four QB hits. After recording just three sacks in the first three games of the season, the Bucs finished with four sacks, and the rookie had half of them.

FS Antoine Winfield, Jr.

Winfield had yet to make a splash play in the first three games of the season, but came up with a big interception off a deflected pass in the first quarter to stymie an early Patriots drive. Winfield then came up with a huge forced fumble in the third quarter when he tackled J.J. Taylor on a swing pass. Unfortunately for Winfield, he left the game in the fourth quarter and was being evaluated for a concussion. He finished the game with seven tackles in addition to his splash plays.

RB Leonard Fournette

Bucs RB Leonard Fournette – Photo by: USA Today

On a night when Tom Brady was affected by the rain and perhaps his emotions, the Bucs turned to their running game. Fournette had his best game of the season so far, rushing for 91 yards on 20 carries (4.6 avg.), including a 21-yard jaunt in the first quarter. Fournette also caught three passes for 47 yards, including a 23-yarder. The Bucs starting running back also drew a big 31-yard pass interference penalty on linebacker Kyle Van Noy on a wheel route to help set up Tampa Bay’s go-ahead field goal.

Offensive Line

The Bucs offensive line wasn’t perfect, but did a really good job in running the ball. In fact, it was Tampa Bay’s best rushing performance of the season with 119 yards on 30 carries (4.1 avg.) with one touchdown. The Bucs’ previous high was 82 rushing yards on 21 carries (3.9 avg.) against Atlanta in Week 2. Last week in Los Angeles, Tampa Bay rushed for just 35 yards on 13 carries. Brady was the leading rusher against the Rams with 15 yards and a touchdown on three carries. Brady was only sacked once and often had time to throw.

K Ryan Succop

Succop connected on four-of-five field goals on the night. His 29-yard field goal in the first quarter gave the Bucs an early 3-0 lead. Succop’s only miss of the night was a 36-yarder in the second quarter, but he nailed a 44-yarder to cut the Patriots’ lead to 7-6 before halftime. His 27-yarder in the third quarter allowed Tampa Bay to regain the lead, 16-14. But it was his 48-yard field goal with 1:57 left in the game that gave the Bucs a 19-17 lead and proved to be the game-winner.

QB Tom Brady

Bucs QB Tom Brady – Photo by: USA Today

It wasn’t the homecoming performance Brady wanted, but he did get the end result, which was a hard-fought win. Brady was off on some of his throws either due to rain or his emotions, but he didn’t turn the ball over and led the Bucs to five scoring drives. Tampa Bay’s offense repeatedly bogged down in the red zone, and Brady played a role in some of this misfires, but he wasn’t helped out by great play-calling by Byron Leftwich, some drops and a few untimely penalties, either. Brady completed 22-of-43 passes for 269 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions, but he got the win he wanted and the team needed. And he also became the NFL’s all-time career passing yards leader in the process.

RB Ronald Jones II

Jones was second fiddle to Fournette on Sunday, but he did make a meaningful contribution to Sunday’s effort for the Bucs offense. Although he failed to keep Brady from getting sacked in the first half in a double-team pass protection set with pulling guard Alex Cappa, Jones scored Tampa Bay’s first touchdown to give the Bucs a 13-7 lead in the third quarter. Jones’ 8-yard run to the pylon was his longest of the night and he finished with 25 yards on six carries (4.1 avg.). Jones didn’t have any ball security issues on Sunday night, and his lone touchdown proved to be huge in a game that was dominated by field goals.

WR Mike Evans

Brady got Evans active early, with five catches for 55 yards in the first quarter alone. Evans’ 28-yard catch allowed Brady to become the NFL’s all-time leading passer. It wasn’t a perfect night for Tampa Bay’s big wide receiver, who also had an offensive pass interference call, but he finished the game as Brady’s leading receiver with seven catches for 75 yards.