Previewing the NFL Playoffs

3) 4) The Washington Football Team vs 5) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers

With all the talk about the Bucs coming into the NFL season, they come into the postseason as one of least talked about teams in the playoffs.

The Bucs are winners of four straight, scoring more than 25 points in all four of those games, and the main story of, not just the last month, but all season for Tampa is the obvious one: Tom Brady.

The 43 year old quarterback is playing some of his best football in awhile. According to ESPN, Brady has thrown for 4,633 yards and 40 TD;s, and over the last five games, Brady has thrown for over 300 yards four times, with a 15:3 touchdown to interception ratio.

What’s been most surprising about Brady’s play has been his deep ball. The dude is slinging it all over the field.

As for the Washington Football Team, they’re only shot at winning this game is to do what everyone says when trying to stop a Tom Brady led team: get pressure of him. If there’s a team in the league designed to get pressure on Brady, it’s Washington. Their front four is stacked, with first round picks at every position, including the monster rookie Chase Young.

The Washington defense is second in the league in total yards allowed and fourth in total points allowed, according to ESPN. For Washington to pull off the upset, they need to get pressure on Brady, force him into poor decisions which led to turnovers, and hope that Alex Smith and the offense can put up some points.