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Buccaneers of the Playoffs: at Washington

Playing in their first playoff game since January of 2008 on Saturday night, the Buccaneers beat the Washington Football Team 31-23 for their first playoff win since January of 2003. With the win, Tampa Bay advanced to the NFC Divisional Round, setting up a date with the Saints in New Orleans next Sunday.

The Bucs got all they could handle from Taylor Heinicke and Washington in Saturday’s Wild Card game. They had two separate nine-point leads in the first half, but they struggled to put the game away. Even a 12-point fourth-quarter lead wasn’t safe as Washington managed to cut the deficit to five with 4:51 left.