Tom Brady added his 31st playoff win to become the best of the Wild Card Round
In the first Wild Card round Of the six games following the postseason format reconfiguration, there were several players with great individual performances that put their respective teams in position to win and access the Ronda Division.
Here we discuss the most prominent:
It doesn’t matter that the rival was the team with the best line of defense in the NFL, Brady he knows how to operate under pressure, and he did it again Saturday in Tampa Bay’s 31-23 win in Washington.
The six-time winner of the Super Bowl scored his first postseason win with the Buccaneers with a performance of 22 completes of 40 tries for 381 yards and two touchdown passes with no interceptions in a game where he controlled the line of scrimmage and, outside of a pair of Daron Payne and one more of Ride Sweatshirt, He knew how to keep the pressure at bay with quick detachments.
The wide receiver Mike Evans He wasn’t 100 percent, but Brady squeezed a production six catches for 119 yards, plus touchdown passes for Antonio Brown and Chris Godwin, and in general terms Buccaneers they were in control of the game for most of the night.
Maybe the Bucs They’re not there to win everything – the defense asked questions last night – but seeing them compete in the postseason is a welcome image for a fan who isn’t used to it.
Honorable Mentions
Cam Akers, Corredor, Los Angeles Rams. The rookie runner of the Ramming was his team’s offense most of the game, with 131 rushing yards and a touchdown on 28 carriers, and 45 yards on two receptions, to an away win for The Angels On Seattle.
Josh Allen, Quarterback, Buffalo Bills. It was a celebration of wonderful people Allen, with 26 completes of 35 tries for 324 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions, in fairly windy conditions on Buffalo. In addition, he added 54 yards to 11 carries, including one for a touchdown, so that the Accounts they would end a drought dating back to 1995.
Stefon Diggs, Abierto Receptor, Bills. No one better than Diggs to work with Allen. The best wide receiver in the NFL In regular season statistical terms, he debuted in the playoffs with Buffalo with six receptions for 128 yards and a touchdown against one of the strongest defenses in the league, Indianapolis.
Taylor Heinicke, Quarterback, Washington Football Team. Winning is not essential to emerge in this area as we have said over the years. Of all the names we have this week, none are more unexpected than ours Heinicke, which put on a memorable display of courage, with 26 completes of 44 tries for 306 yards with a touchdown and an interception that wasn’t really his fault. To that, he added six carries, including a touchdown, and 46 yards rush. Washington was taken down, but the quarterback left very good feelings about getting a shot in a squad of NFL, after being out of the competition for a few years.
Lamar Jackson, quarterback, Baltimore Ravens. The unusual and unfair story that Jackson Not winning in the playoffs – even though she was barely 24 years old three days ago – she was buried with a feat of 17 completions from 24 tries for 179 yards passing, and 16 carriers for 136 yards with a thrilling touchdown through land. Sure, he threw a really bad interception in the first half and held the extra ball on some plays, inviting sacks, but held onto the constant pressure Tennessee and led his team to overcome a double-digit deficit in a post-season road race. That is not easy.
Philip Rivers, Quarterback, Indianapolis Colts. The best game of the year for Rivers he unfortunately arrived on his last outing of the campaign. The veteran completed 27 of 46 pass attempts for 309 yards with two touchdowns and a long Hail Mary attempt that came painfully short in the closing moments of the loss against Buffalo.