Washington Commanders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Five Questions with Bucs Nation

It’s the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs and the 12-5 Washington Commanders will be facing a 10-7 Bucs team on the road in Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL on Sunday at 8:00 pm ET. The Bucs have had a bit of an up-and-down season, starting out with a 4-2 record before losing 4 straight games heading into their week 11 bye, then winning 4 straight games coming out of their bye. Unsurprisingly, their losing skid coincided with numerous injuries, while their winning streak corresponds to getting many of those players back from injury. Another factor in their winning streak has been relying on some talented rookies on their roster, notably explosive RB Bucky Irving and WR Jalen McMillan, the latter of whom has scored at least one TD in every game since week 14.

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