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The Washington Commanders began their Jayden Daniels/Dan Quinn/Adam Peters era with a 20-37 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Four and a half months since, they entered the Wild Card rematch a wholly different team.
They had won plenty of games - eleven to be exact - and displayed a vastly different level of play from the days of much-maligned previous owner Dan Snyder. Now they had a chance to avenge their initial defeat and win a playoff game for the first time since 2005.
Baker Mayfield and company, meanwhile, were out to prove that their surprise 2023 run to the Divisional Round was no fluke. Armed with a 10-7 record, they were hoping to make it that far for the second straight time since Tom Brady's retirement and fourth in five seasons.
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Washington Commanders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers box score
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers player stats
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Washington Commanders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers game summary
The Buccaneers opened the game by scoring a field goal, then they managed to coax a turnover on downs on the Commanders' first drive. However, they had to punt on their second drive - which Dyami Brown punished with this touchdown in the second quarter:
The Commanders then forced yet another punt that they punished with a field goal. But the Buccaneers responded by scoring Mike Evans with ten seconds left to tie the game:
The second half began with the Commanders scoring a field goal, only for the Buccaneers to respond with a Bucky Irving touchdown catch for their first lead of the night:
In a desperate attempt to catch up, the Commanders instead committed another turnover on downs in the fourth quarter. However, they regained the ball when Mayfield botched a handoff to Jalen McMillan and turned it into a Terry McLaurin touchdown - the first time they succeeded on fourth down:
The Buccaneers would tie the game with a field goal, but Zane Gonzalez walked it off with three seconds left.
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