An NFL Game Day Preview between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Vs Washington Football Team – NFL Playoffs | NFL Wild Card Weekend 2021.
When: 8:15 PM EST, January 9, 2021
Where: FedExField, Washington, DC
TV: NBC
Point Spread: Washington +8.5
OVER/UNDER Game Total: 44.5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Record: 11-5
Road Record: 6-2
ATS: 9-7
Washington Football Team
Record: 7-9
Home Record: 3-5
ATS: 9-7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Vs Washington Football Team Game Day Preview
Tom Brady’s postseason resume is as long as the day is old. He has the Tampa Bay Buccaneers back in the NFL Playoffs for the 1st time since 2007.
The Washington Football Team is dancing on Wild Card Weekend for the 1st time since 2015.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tom Brady is the NFL’s all-time leader in playoff wins (30), completions (1,025), passing yards (11,388) and touchdown passes (73), while his nine Super Bowl starts with the New England Patriots are the most by any player in league history.
When asked question on what it takes for teams to WIN in the postseason, Brady answered with – “To win this game, you’ve got to earn it. You’re playing against teams that have really proven themselves to be the best teams in their divisions all year.”
Heading into Washington –
Brady appears to have found his chemistry with his wideouts on Tampa Bay’s third-ranked scoring offense (30.8 points per game), throwing for at least 341 yards in five of the last seven games.
Whether Brady has star wideout Mike Evans on Saturday is in question, however. Evans participated in a walkthrough on Tuesday before sitting out the following day as he attempts to work his way past a knee injury.
Washington Football Team
Speaking of injuries, Alex Smith has rebounded from a gruesome leg injury in November 2018. Smith underwent 17 surgeries to save his leg before coming back with a flourish, posting a 5-1 record as a starter this season.
“We don’t see them as a 7-9 team, we see them as a (5)-1 team because every time Alex Smith has played, they went (5)-1 and had a plus-three turnover margin,” Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians said. “It’s a different team when Alex is playing, and we know that. We’re playing that (5)-1 team, not that 7-9 team.”
Washington’s stingy defense, led by Pro Bowl rookie defensive end Chase Young, ranked second in total yards allowed per game (304.6), second in pass yards allowed (191.8) and fourth in points permitted (20.6).
Young was quick to call his shot on Sunday, when the 21-year-old was caught on camera saying: “Tom Brady, Tom Brady, I’m coming! I want Tom! I want Tom.”
Buccaneers Vs Washington Facts
- Underdog is 5-0-1 ATS in last 6 TB Vs WSH meetings.
- Buccaneers are 1-8-1 ATS in their last 10 Saturday games.
- Buccaneers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Vs Washington Football Team Alternative Fantasy Football-Statement Games Picks
Buccaneers 23 Washington 24
- 10 PT Pick: WSH Running Backs OVER 0.5 Rushing TD
- 9 PT Pick: Chris Godwin + Antonio Brown OVER 10.5 Receptions
- 8 PT Pick: Tampa Bay Buccaneers WILL NOT WIN By OVER 8.5 PTS
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Brady will get sacked 5+ times. Let’s go Chase!
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