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TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers insured there would be a new representative from the NFC in the Super Bowl by beating the Philadelphia Eagles 32-9 in the wild-card round on Monday night at Raymond James Stadium.

Baker Mayfield joined Tom Brady (three times) as the only quarterbacks in Buccaneers' history with 300-plus passing yards in a playoff game.

Here's a look at the top storylines for both teams in Monday's matchup:

Baker Mayfield helped lead the Buccaneers to the NFC divisional round. Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY SportsTampa Bay Buccaneers

Playing in his third career playoff game and first with the Bucs, quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for three…