Washington 29, Tampa Bay 19
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 14, 2021
Where: FedExField, Landover, Maryland
Temperature:
47°
Head Official:
Brad Rogers
Attendance:
52128
By Field Level Media
Taylor Heinicke passed for one score and Antonio Gibson ran for two touchdowns as the Washington Football Team upset the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29-19 Sunday in a rematch of last season's NFC wild-card game.
After Tampa Bay (6-3) pulled to 23-19 with 10:55 remaining, Heinicke led Washington (3-6) on its longest drive of the season -- 80 yards in 19 plays over 10:26 -- before Gibson scored from 1 yard out.
Heinicke, who nearly led Washington to the upset before losing to Tampa Bay 31-23 in the wild-card matchup last season, completed the task on Sunday. He completed 26 of 32 passes for 256 yards, with no interceptions.
Buccaneers QB Tom Brady was 23-of-34 for 220 yards and two touchdowns, with two first-quarter interceptions.
Joey Slye kicked three field goals in his Washington debut.
Washington defensive end Chase Young left the game in the second quarter with a knee injury.
Tampa Bay was without tight end Rob Gronkowski (rib injury) and wide receiver Antonio Brown (ankle).
Trailing by 10 points at halftime, the Buccaneers had a short field following a punt and went 43 yards on four consecutive Brady passes, the last one for 6 yards and a touchdown to Cameron Brate, cutting the Washington lead to 16-13 with 8:46 left in the third quarter.
Washington answered, driving 71 yards in eight plays, with Gibson bullying his way in from 1 yard out.
Dax Milne's fumble set the Buccaneers up at the Washington 47, and three plays later Brady found Mike Evans alone down the left sideline for a 40-yard touchdown. Ryan Succop missed the extra point, however, and Tampa Bay trailed 23-19 with 10:55 left before Gibson's 1-yard TD run with 29 seconds left sealed it.
Brady threw two interceptions in the first quarter for the first time since Week 16 in 2012.
Washington settled for a field goal and a 6-0 lead after the first pick, but cashed in the second time. Starting on the Tampa Bay 46, Washington drove to the 20 where, on third-and-6, Heinicke threw a perfect pass to DeAndre Carter in the end zone.
The Buccaneers sandwiched two field goals around another one by Slye and trailed 16-6 at halftime.
Washington scored on all four of its first-half possessions.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Tampa Bay |
|
Washington |
Mike Evans
|
Player |
Terry McLaurin
|
2 |
Receptions |
6 |
62 |
Yards |
59 |
31.0 |
Avg Yards |
9.8 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
40 |
Long |
21 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Tampa Bay
|
273 |
53 |
220 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5.0 |
1 |
Washington
|
320 |
94 |
226 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Washington will play their next game on the road against Carolina. The Football Team have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .429 after a loss.
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Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against N.Y. Giants. The Buccaneers have a W/L % of .714 after a win and .500 after a loss.