The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-9 this Monday at Raymond James Stadium and were the last team to guarantee a spot in the first round of the NFL playoffs. Led by the consistent play of their quarterback, Baker Mayfield, the Bucs now advance to the divisional playoffs to face Detroit […]
OR Tampa Bay Buccaneers won this Monday the Philadelphia Eagles For 32-9, at Raymond James Stadium and was the last team to secure a spot in the first round of the NFL playoffs. Led by the consistency of play of their quarterback, Baker Mayfield, the Bucs now advance to the divisional playoffs to face the Detroit Lions, next Sunday at 5:00 pm (Brasilia time), in Detroit.
Fueled by the fans, the Buccaneers opened up a big lead in the first quarter. After a 28-yard field goal on the first possession of the game, scored by kicker Chase McLaughin, the Bucs extended the lead to 10-0, with Baker Mayfield’s (22-36, 337 DF, 3 TD) pass finding wide receiver David Moore, who scored a beautiful 44-yard touchdown. The Eagles suffered on offensive possessions and were unable to pose any threat to Tampa Bay’s defense.
In the second quarter, both teams traded field goal conversions. And, with the score 16-3 in favor of the hosts, Philadelphia finally managed a good 75-yard campaign, which ended with a pass from QB Jalen Hurts (25-35, 250 Jd, TD) to tight end Dallas Goddert, who scored a five-yard touchdown, cutting the lead to 16-9. In attempting to convert two extra points, however, Hurts failed to score, with the Bucs’ defense preventing the Eagles offense’s famous “Tush Push”.
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The second half opens with the defenses setting the tone and making the attacks more difficult. Until, in the final minutes of the third quarter, two crucial errors by the Eagles proved decisive. First, QB Jalen Hurts ended up committing an average of intentional grounding, which ended with a safety scored by the officials in favor of the Buccaneeers, leaving the score at 18-9 with 2:16 left in the quarter. Then, on the next possession, the Bucs scored another touchdown, with Mayfield passing to receiver Trey Palmer for a 56-yard touchdown to leave the game essentially over in the Bucs’ favor.
In the final quarter, Tampa Bay would score another with 5:42 minutes left with another pinpoint pass from Mayfield, now it was up to receiver Chris Goodwin to score the final touchdown of the game. Leaving the score at 32-9 and confirming the ranking for the current champions of the NFC South division. The Eagles say goodbye to the playoffs after a good start to the season, overshadowed by six defeats in the last seven games, calling into question the work of coach Nick Sirianni.
Source: Terra
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