TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 366 yards and four touchdowns as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened their Super Bowl title defense with a 31-29 win over the Dallas Cowboys. Brady marched the Bucs down field and led a drive that ended with Ryan Succop (SUH’-kuhp) hitting a 36-yard field goal attempt with two seconds remaining. Dak Prescott kept the Cowboys close by throwing for 403 yards and three scores.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have made outside linebacker T.J. Watt the highest-paid defensive player in the league. A person with knowledge of the agreement tells The Associated Press that the 26-year-old Watt has signed a four-year extension worth $112 million. Watt’s 49 1/2 sacks over his first four seasons rank sixth all time by a player over that span.