Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady, No.12, throws against the Raiders in Las Vegas. (AFP photo)
LOS ANGELES: Tom Brady surpassed Drew Brees as the all-time NFL leader in touchdown passes on Sunday as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers routed the Las Vegas Raiders 45-20.
Six-time Super Bowl champion Brady threw four touchdown passes and ran for another as he completed 33 of 45 passes for 369 yards and no interceptions.
Brady now has thrown 559 touchdown passes in his career to eclipse Brees, who has 558. Brady reached the mark with a one-yard pass to rookie Tyler Johnson with just over three minutes remaining to seal the victory.
“We’re 5-2, in a decent place, not quite at the halfway point in the year,” Brady said.
“We’ve got a lot of football left. We’re going to need everybody, and we’re going to need everybody’s…
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