The Tampa Bay Buccaneers came out flat in their game against the New York Giants on Sunday. In the end, the Bucs managed to crawl out of the hole they dug for themselves early on and snatched a 25-23 win. Wide receiver Mike Evans admitted after the game (via Kevin Patra of NFL.com) that the Tampa Bay of old would have probably lost that kind of game.

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But with the addition of 6-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, the Buccaneers found a way to steal the win.

“It means a lot,” Evans said of pulling out the ugly win, via the team's official transcript. “In the past we would've found a way to lose a game like that. The defense made a play when it counted [and the] offense picked it up in the second half and found a way to win.”

The obvious difference is Brady, whose composure played a huge part for the Bucs. Tampa Bay fell 14-3 late in the first half before a Brady-led field goal drive helped Tampa Bay close the deficit at the intermission.

As for Mike Evans, he certainly made the most of playing alongside one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the game. The three-time Pro Bowler made a fantastic catch from eight yards off of a pass from Brady. The touchdown, marking Evans' seventh of the season swung the lead to Tampa Bay the lead to start the fourth quarter.

Nonetheless, as much of a feel-good Sunday's win was, the Buccaneers would certainly prefer that majority of their future Ws don't happen in the manner that they did against the Giants – even if they do have the GOAT in Tom Brady.