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Taylor Heinicke puts up a fight, but Tom Brady’s Buccaneers advance with wild-card win

It sure didn’t look like what you’d see when imagining Tom Brady facing a 6-10 team on their fourth quarterback, but a win is a win for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Bucs topped the Washington Football Team 31-23 on Saturday for their first playoff victory since their 2002 Super Bowl run, riding a vintage night from Brady in D.C.

Tom Brady has his first playoff win with the Buccaneers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The future Hall-of-Famer finished 22-of-40 for 381 passing yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions, but it was the other quarterback who stole the show.