Tom Brady was noncommittal about his future after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost 31-14 to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

It was just the third time in his 23-year career that he lost in the opening round of the postseason.

"Not the way we wanted to end it, but we didn't deserve it," Brady said. "I give them a lot of credit. They played a good game. Made a lot more plays than we did, so a tough night.

"I think there's a part of football where I feel like it's -- sometimes you get lucky, but most of the time, the team that earns it wins, and they played [well] all year."

With his contract set to expire and a "no tag" clause, Brady cannot be franchise-tagged and will become an unrestricted free agent at age 45.

"I'm gonna go home and get a good night's sleep -- as good as I can tonight," Brady said, adding that he has no timetable for making a decision. "This has been all I've focused on -- this game. It'll just be one day at a time. Truly."