The Buccaneers and Eagles enter their wild card matchup on Monday with a little bit of recent history to settle. Tampa Bay all but crushed Philadelphia in almost the exact same circumstances in 2021, where the NFC South champions bested a rising but still green Jalen Hurts in the wild card. The Eagles got a bit of revenge in Week 3 earlier this year, running roughshod over the Bucs in an 11-25 blowout.
Circumstances have changed since the first month of the season. The Bucs offense has shown signs of potency while the Eagles barely looked like a playoff team over the last several weeks. It is unlikely Philadelphia can rely on their Week 3 gameplan if they want to advance past the Bucs in the playoffs.
Here are the Bucs’ three keys to victory over the Eagles in their Wild Card game on Monday: