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Alex Smith is inactive with a calf injury. So Taylor Heinicke is getting his second career NFL start when Washington hosts Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wild card playoff Saturday night.
Heinicke s only other start came on Dec. 23, 2018, when he was with Carolina and the Panthers lost to Atlanta 24-10. Heinicke was 33 of 53 for 274 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions that day.
The Buccaneers are in the playoffs for the first time since 2007 but this is Brady s 12th consecutive playoff appearance. He won an NFL record 30 playoff games and six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.
The Buffalo Bills earned their first playoff victory in a quarter-century on Saturday when Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes, scored another rushing, and Micah Hyde batted down Philip Rivers' desperation pass for a 27-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts in a wild-card game.
Josh Allen passed for 324 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another and the Buffalo Bills recorded their first playoff victory since 1995 by notching a 27-24
Tom Brady leads Buccaneers past Washington for 1st playoff victory since 2002 season
Brady threw for 381 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers past Washington 31-23 in their NFC wild-card game Saturday night for their first playoff victory since 2002.
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Posted: Jan 09, 2021 5:04 PM ET | Last Updated: January 10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady threw for 381 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers past Washington in their NFC wild-card game on Saturday.(Julio Cortez/The Associated Press)