NFL Wild Card Playoffs: Washington Commanders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3rd Quarter

Washington visits Tampa Bay in the first round of the playoffs

Super Wild Card Weekend started yesterday with an AFC doubleheader that saw two blowout wins. The Houston Texans defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12, and the Baltimore Ravens won the series over the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-14. The third AFC game between the Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills kicks off the three-game lineup today.

Washington finished the season with a 12-5 record and they are the 6th seed in the NFC heading into the playoffs. They are visiting the 3rd seed Tampa Bay Buccaneers today for a rematch from Week 1. That was the first game for rookie QB Jayden Daniels, and the Bucs walked away with a 37-20 victory. Both teams are very different from early September, and Jayden Daniels has had a historic rookie season.

The Washington Commanders opened as road underdogs at +2.5, and that line is now up to +3. The over/under has opened at 49.5, but has gone up to 50.5. This game has the highest over/under of the six games being played this weekend.

Injury Report

Matchup: Washington Commanders (12-5) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7)

Date/Time: Sunday, Jan. 12th | 8 p.m. ET

Location: Raymond James Stadium | Tampa, FL

TELEVISION: NBC

Mike Tirico (play-by-play)

Cris Collinsworth (analyst)

Melissa Stark (sideline)

RADIO: Big 100(iHeart Radio)

Washington Radio Network

Bram Weinstein (play-by-play)

London Fletcher (analyst)

Logan Paulsen (sideline)

Spanish Broadcast

Moisés Linares (play-by-play)

Juan Romero (analyst)

Sirius XM NFL

Washington: XM/SXM 226, Internet 831

Tampa Bay: XM/SXM 225, Internet 829

National: 88

Easpanol: XM/SXM 228, Internet 832

Live Streaming: Peacock, NFL+, fuboTV

FanDuel odds: Washington +3, 50.5 O/U

Commanders: +136

Buccaneers: -162

Prediction: Washington 30 – Tampa Bay 23

Enemy Blog: Bucs Nation

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