Why The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Will Win The NFC Wild Card
You really want to trust a gimpy Alex Smith to pull this off?
He’s one of the most wonderful sports stories of 2020 with the way he managed to come back from a horrific leg injury to lead the Football Team into the playoffs. However, he’s hurting, questionable, and will still probably try to give it a go.
Against any other defense, Washington would rely on Antonio Gibson and the ground game, expect its own defense to dominate and hope that the right combination of pitches could add up into a gem of a game.
But Tampa Bay is No. 1 in the NFL against the run.
The Bucs have only allowed more than 100 yards on the ground four times, and it didn’t matter all that much except for one of the losses to New Orleans.
A fast start matters here. If Tom Brady can get the quick, short-range passing game moving and create an early tempo and take any sort of a lead, Washington is in big, big trouble.
The receiving corps – even with a banged up Mike Evans – is starting to hum, the Bucs offense has been a force over the last three games, and the firepower is there to take this game to a place the Football Team can’t go.
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