The NFC Wild Card Round between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Philadelphia Eagles was a thrilling matchup that showcased the best of both teams. As two powerhouses in the NFC, expectations were high for this game, and it did not disappoint.
From the very beginning, it was evident that both teams were determined to secure a victory. The Buccaneers' offense, led by their star quarterback Tom Brady, displayed exceptional precision and skill. Brady's ability to read defenses and make accurate throws was on full display as he connected with his receivers for multiple touchdowns.
The team that has taken the field in Eagles uniforms in recent weeks has been a shell of the well-oiled machine that was steamrolling opponents earlier this season. Instead, the Eagles appear ripe for the picking, with their last outing a comprehensive 27-10 victory by the mediocre New York Giants in Week 18.
Philadelphia has dropped five of the last six games after starting the campaign at 10-1, and slipped so far down the ladder that the Eagles will travel to Florida to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Super Wild Card Weekend.
The last time the Buccaneers played a postseason game that was not a rematch of an early contest during the regular season was in 2020, when they started a three-game road swing by beating Washington, 31-23, at FedExField. It's hard to see any pattern in those four outcomes, and that's probably because a rematch doesn't mean both teams are carbon copies of what they were in the first contest months earlier.
"It's about the same for the most part," said Head Coach Todd Bowles of facing a team for the first or second time. "It doesn't compare because we played [the Eagles] so early in the year. We were still growing, [and] I'm sure they were still growing. You know, playoff time is different, it's one and done, everybody is nicked up, everybody is hurt, it's just a matter of who makes the most mistakes."
The Eagles and Bucs have met a total of five times in the playoffs and the NFC South team has a 3-2 record against the Birds.
The most recent playoff loss for the Eagles came in the 2021 season against the Brady and the Bucs.
Another loss came in crushing fashion in the NFC championship game in the last game at Veterans Stadium in 2003.
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