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Commanders vs. Buccaneers score, live updates: Jayden Daniels, Baker Mayfield face off in NFC wild-card showdown

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David, left, forces Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) off the field during the first half of an NFL Wild Card Playoff football game in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday, January 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

The scoreboard operator may need to stretch before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Commanders begin their NFC wild card showdown in Tampa on Sunday night. This game features two of the highest scoring offenses in the league, with the Buccaneers ranking fourth (29.5 points per game) and the Commanders finishing the season in fifth place (28.5 points per game) during the regular season . Both clubs are also hot entering the postseason, with Tampa Bay winning six of seven down the stretch to overtake Atlanta to win the NFC South, and Washington closing out the regular season on a five-game winning streak that included defeating the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jayden Daniels is a near lock for the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award, throwing for 3,568 yards and 25 touchdown passes, while also leading the Commanders (and ranking second in the NFL among quarterbacks) in rushing yards. with 891. His quarterback counterpart, Baker Mayfield. He also posted impressive numbers this season with 4,500 passing yards and 41 touchdown passes, both career highs for the seventh-year pro.

Time: 8 pm eastern time
Location: Raymond James Stadium | tampa
Channel: NBC
Transmission: peacock, fubo

Live13 updates

  • Commanders in Bucs territory to close the 1st quarter

    This drive began at their own 8-yard line, and a third down and throw from Jayden Daniels to Zach Ertz was the catalyst for getting the ball out of the shadow of the goal post. Tampa leads 3-0, but both offenses have shown some rhythm early, despite not yet reaching the end zone.

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David, left, forces Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) off the field during the first half of an NFL Wild Card Playoff football game in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday, January 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

  • The Bucs were forced to punt, but after a first down

    Washington survives the fourth failed attempt and the game remains 3-0. However, he will have to travel the entire field, after Jamison Crowder’s good reception at the 8-yard line.

  • Washington turns around on a fourth-chance gamble

    It was 4th and 2 at the 19-yard line and the Commanders came up short with an incomplete play. Good defense by the Bucs on this play, but maybe a field goal to tie Tampa Bay would have been a good call?

    The Bucs take control at their own 19.

  • The league surprised us with the title of the first big play of the game.

  • Commanders take control of the first series

    Jayden Daniels takes over after a record-breaking rookie season, setting new NFL marks for completion percentage and rushing yards for a rookie quarterback. Daniels opened his NFL career in Week 1 with a loss and looks to help Washington achieve some revenge.

  • Chase McLaughlin makes a 50-yard field goal

    The Bucs’ opening drive stalled in Commanders territory, with 3 to go to open the game for the Bucs. There was an offsides penalty on the play, but coach Todd Bowles opted not to take the points off the board; would have resulted in a 4th and 2nd. Every point could be important today, with two of the league’s highest-scoring teams in the matchup. Washington was fifth in scoring (28.5 points per game) and Tampa Bay was fourth (29.5 points per game).

  • The Bucs open with the ball and Baker Mayfield finds Mike Evans on the opening play.

    And it was also for a first attempt. Evans became just the second player in history, joining Jerry Rice, to have 11 consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons this year, and is still among the most productive receivers in the NFL.

  • Rookie quarterbacks winning playoff games used to be a thing of the past

    But Jayden Daniels is actually trying to keep the streak going. Each of the last two seasons (Brock Purdy with the 49ers in 2022-23 and CJ Stroud with the Texans in 2023-24) a rookie quarterback has won a playoff game. Can the presumptive Offensive Rookie of the Year make it three in a row and give Washington its first playoff win in 19 years?

  • Bucky Irving is ready for prime time

    Oregon’s rookie running back would do well for Tampa Bay if he is the best offensive rookie in this game: His 1,122 rushing yards led the team this year, along with eight rushing touchdowns. He surpassed the 100-yard mark in two of Tampa Bay’s last four games and was an important player in the Bucs’ big finish to the year, when Tampa Bay won six of seven to close the regular season.

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    Buccaneers-Commanders preview: These two teams could put on a show

    This could very well end up being the best game of the day. With Offensive Rookie of the Year favorite Jayden Daniels and Baker Mayfield facing off, there could be plenty of points scored in tonight’s primetime slot.

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    Weather forecast for Bucs-Commanders

    The nightcap should be good in terms of climate. It’s around 60 degrees tonight in Tampa, where both teams will see mostly cloudy conditions and very light winds.

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