![]() ![]() The Rams’ defense harangued Seattle to pull off the upset. During that run, Washington cut Dwayne Haskins, its first-round draft pick in 2019 and the team’s opening day starter. But an aggressive defense and the return of Smith, helped Washington win six out of its last eight games to claim the N.F.C. ![]() The team started the season with a 1-5 record. Not long after, Rivera was diagnosed with a form of cancer. After over a dozen women alleged that they had been sexually harassed by team executives, Snyder then launched an investigation into their claims, which has since been taken over by the N.F.L. In July, Snyder agreed to rename the team after some of its biggest sponsors threatened to abandon their deals if it did not drop its former name, which many Native American groups considered a racist slur. Team owner Daniel Snyder hired Coach Ron Rivera to overhaul the team, which finished 3-13 last season. With the loss, Washington ended one of the more tumultuous seasons in league history. Tampa Bay will face the New Orleans Saints in the divisional round next Sunday. In the end, though, the Buccaneers, with Brady at the helm, won their first playoff game since Super Bowl XXXVII in January 2003. He also led the team with 46 yards rushing. Heinicke completed 26 out of 44 passes for 306 yards, and one touchdown and interception. But after a sack on third down with under two minutes left, his long pass to Thomas was broken up, allowing Brady to notch his 31st playoff victory, a record for quarterbacks. ![]() Without any timeouts, Heinicke came out for one last stab at playoff immortality. ![]() He hit tight end Logan Thomas and several other receivers before finding receiver Cam Sims in the corner of the end zone with an 11-yard scoring pass, the culmination of an 11-play, 75-yard drive.īrady returned fire with a drive that ended with Ryan Succop kicking his fourth field goal, to extend Tampa Bay’s lead to the final score with under three minutes remaining. He sprinted out of the locker room in time to push Washington back down the field again without missing a Washington offensive play. At 43 years and 159 days old, he passed George Blanda to become the oldest quarterback to throw for a touchdown in the postseason. His first, a 36-yard dart to receiver Antonio Brown, put Brady in the record books yet again. Overall, Brady completed 22 of 40 passes for 381 yards and two touchdown scores. He hit receiver Mike Evans with passes of 20 and 19 yards the ensuing drive that ended in a touchdown score when Fournette ran for a touchdown to push the Buccaneers’ lead to 28-16. Tampa Bay finally built a comfortable lead after Buccaneers defenders hit Heinicke twice on a drive to start the fourth quarter, sending him to the locker room to have his left, non-throwing shoulder, evaluated.īrady then took the game over. In a surprisingly close game, the Buccaneers held on to beat Washington, 31-23. start, Heinicke seemed to be writing a Cinderella story, throwing darts to his receivers and in the third quarter, launching himself headfirst at the pylon with the football to score a touchdown near the end of the third quarter that narrowed the Buccaneers’ lead to just two points.īut as he has done for two decades in the N.F.L., Brady eventually found a way to separate from Washington and its stifling defense, the fourth-best in the league. Washington barely won its division with a 7-9 record and were forced to start Taylor Heinicke, who began the season as a backup in the short-lived X.F.L., when quarterback Alex Smith was scratched because of an injured calf.įor more than three quarters, though, Heinicke defied expectations and kept Washington’s offense churning despite almost no running game. Ten-point favorites, the Buccaneers were led by Tom Brady, the N.F.L.’s most prolific playoff quarterback, and numerous offensive weapons, including Antonio Brown and Leonard Fournette. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were supposed to steamroll the Washington Football Team on Saturday night. ![]()
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