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:

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Playing in his third career playoff game and first with the Bucs, quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for three touchdowns 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.


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