Bucs balanced in eliminating Eagles - 1 minute read
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ensured there would be a new representative from the NFC in the Super Bowl by beating the Philadelphia Eagles 32-9 in the wild-card round on Monday night at Raymond James Stadium.
Baker Mayfield joined Tom Brady (three times) as the only quarterback in the Buccaneers' history with 300-plus passing yards in a playoff game.
Here's a look at the top storylines for both teams in Monday's matchup:
Playing in his third career playoff game and first with the Bucs, quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for threetouchdowns of 56, 44 and 23 yards while coach Todd Bowles' defense punctuated a dominant performance with a third-quarter safety by outside linebacker Anthony Nelson.
The matchup was a rematch from Week 3, when the Eagles handed the Bucs their first loss of the season. But this time, with home-field advantage after winning the NFC South in the regular season and locking up the No. 4 seed, the Bucs were impressive on both sides of the ball.