The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were favored to win by almost ten points heading into Saturday night’s match-up with the Washington Football Team to wrap up the NFL’s first of two weekend triple-headers.
Taylor Heinicke was expected to be a weak point for Washington who hosted the eleven win Bucs despite having just a seven-win season, thanks to the rule each divisional winner hosts a playoff game.
Turns out, Heinicke was actually one of the bright spots for his team, and Bruce Arians later said they’d actually hoped Ron Rivera would put Alex Smith out there, bum leg and all.