Tom Brady reaches another Super Bowl as Tampa Bay Buccaneers upset Green Bay Packers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers became the first team in NFL history to reach a home-turf Super Bowl with a 31-26 win over Green Bay Packers.

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady be chasing a seventh Super Bowl ring

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers became the first team in NFL history to reach a home-turf Super Bowl with a 31-26 victory over the Green Bay Packers.

The 43-year-old Brady advanced to a record 10th Super Bowl appearance as a late Packers fightback stalled in a thrilling NFC Championship game at the Green Bay home ground, Lambeau Field.

Brady threw for three touchdowns and 280 passing yards as opposite number Aaron Rodgers’ dreams of leading the Packers to next week’s championship game in Tampa ended in bitter disappointment.

Rodgers threw for three touchdowns and 346 yards, but the Packers were left ruing a decision to go for a late field goal instead of a possible game-tying touchdown in the closing stages.

“It’s been a long process for the whole team, and today was just a great team effort,” Brady said afterwards.

“We played sporadically a little bit but the defence came up huge and we’re going to need it again in a couple of weeks.”

Brady, who left the New England Patriots last March after two decades, will now be chasing a seventh Super Bowl ring in what would be another improbable chapter to his age-defying career.

He could also become only the second quarterback to lead different franchises to a Super Bowl title if the Buccaneers win next week’s game at their own Raymond James Stadium.

“We’ll get to enjoy this a little bit and then get ready to go against whoever we play,” said Brady.

The Buccaneers will face either the Buffalo Bills or the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.

The Buccaneers, meanwhile, will return to Florida brimming with confidence after upsetting the top-seeded Packers, a third straight victory on the road in the playoffs.

“To come here and beat them at home — there were 9000 fans here but it felt like a little more,” Brady said.

“Just great to get another road win but we did it.”