Tom Brady added 31st playoff win to become best in Wild Card
In the first Round Wild Card out of six games after reconfiguring the post-season format, there were several players with individual stellar performances who left their respective teams in a position to win and access Divisional Round.
Here, we review the most important:
It doesn’t matter that the opponent was the team with the best defensive line in NFL, Brady he knows how to operate under pressure and did so again Saturday in the 31-23 win over Tampa Bay in Washington.
The six-time winner of Super Bowl marked his first post – season victory with Buccaneer with a performance of 22 completions of 40 attempts for 381 meters and two touchdown passes without interceptions in a game in which he controlled the line of scrimmage and, apart from a pair of bags Daron Payne and another from Sweatshirt RideHe knew how to keep the pressure at bay with quick detachments.
The wide receiver Mike Evans It wasn’t 100 percent, but Brady collected a six-catch production for 119 yards, plus touchdown passes for Antonio Brown and Chris Godwinand, in general terms Buccaneer they remained in control of the game for much of the night.
Maybe pcs I’m not there to win it all – the defense left questions last night – but seeing them in the post-season competition is a welcome image for an unusual fan.
Honorable mentions
Cam Akers, Proofreader, Los Angeles Rams. Rookie runner al Aries became his team’s offense for much of the game, accumulating 131 yards in a hurry and a touchdown on 28 ports and 45 yards on two receptions to fuel an away win for angels on Seattle.
Josh Allen, cover, Buffalo Bills. It was a great party for the people Allen, with 26 completions of 35 attempts for 324 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions, in fairly windy conditions at Buffalo. In addition, he added 54 yards on 11 carries, one of them for a touchdown so bills will end a post-season drought in 1995.
Stefon Diggs, open receiver, Bill. No one better than Diggs to partner Allen. The best wide receiver in NFL In statistical terms of the regular season, he debuted in the playoffs with Buffalo with six receptions for 128 meters and a touchdown against one of the strongest defenses in the league, Indianapolis.
Taylor Heinicke, defender, Washington football team. Winning is not essential to appear in this field, as I have said over the years, of all the names we have this week, none is more unexpected than that of Heinicke, who gave a memorable display of bravery, with 26 completions of 44 attempts for 306 meters, with a touchdown and an interception that was not really his fault. To this he added six transports, including one landing, and 46 meters in a hurry. Washington was shortened, but the defender left very good feelings to get a chance in a team of NFL, after leaving the league for several years.
Lamar Jackson, defender, Baltimore Ravens. The unusual and unjust narrative that Jackson did not win the playoffs – even though she was only 24 years old three days ago – she was buried with a performance of 17 completions of 24 attempts for 179 meters of passing and 16 transports for 136 meters with an electrifying touchdown of to the field. Sure, he threw a very bad interception in the first half and kept the extra ball in a few games, inviting sacks, but he kept up the constant pressure from Tennessee and led his team to overcome a double-digit deficit in a post-season road game. It is not easy.
Philip Rivers, cover, Indianapolis Colts. The best match of the year for Rivers it has, unfortunately, reached its last exit from the campaign. The veteran completed 27 of 46 passing attempts for 309 meters with two touchdowns and a long “Ave Maria” attempt that fell hard in the final moments of the loss to Buffalo.