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Getty Images Washington coach Ron Rivera says he might use both of his quarterbacks, Alex Smith and Taylor Heinicke, on Saturday against Tampa Bay. In practice, Heinicke is getting most of the work. Smith is still not 100 percent healed from a calf injury, and Rivera told reporters today that...

Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady already owns his own page of the NFL postseason record book, and he’ll rewrite that page when the Buccaneers take on Washington on Saturday. Here are a few of the postseason records that Brady owns, and some notes on how far everyone else in the...

Getty Images Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski has already retired and un-retired once. He wants to take his time before making any long-term career decisions again. Gronkowski said that he will consider whether to play the 2021 season about four or five weeks after the postseason ends, but...

Getty Images Washington defensive end Chase Young declared that he’s coming for Tom Brady as their teams prepare to face each other on Saturday. Brady is taking that in stride. Brady had nothing but positive things to say about Young and the challenge that he and his teammates will provide for...

Getty Images Marshall University fired their head coach Doc Holliday this week and Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich’s name has come up in conversations about who will replace him in the job. Bruce Feldman of TheAthletic.com reports that Leftwich is the “dream candidate” for the...

Getty Images Washington quarterback Alex Smith was able to do some work at Wednesday’s practice. Smith was listed as a limited participant due to the calf injury that kept him out of two games and left him at less that 100 percent in his return to the lineup in Week 17. Reporters at the open...

Getty Images After Washington clinched the NFC East last Sunday night, defensive end Chase Young said “I want Tom” while making his way off the field. Tom is Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and Bucs head coach Bruce Arians said Young should “be careful what you wish for” when it comes to such...

Getty Images The Buccaneers will have one of their top pass rushers back for Saturday’s playoff game against Washington, as Shaq Barrett has been activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list. Barrett missed the Week 17 win over the Falcons after he was placed on the list last Friday, but being...

Getty Images The Washington Football Team is, at 7-9, the worst team in the playoffs. But that’s not how Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians sees it. As Arians gets ready to coach against Washington on Saturday night, he noted that Washington has a winning record when Alex Smith is the starter, as...

Getty Images The Buccaneers called on kicker Ryan Succop often during last Sunday’s game against the Falcons and he delivered every time he was asked to make a kick. Succop connected on all three field goals and all five extra points he attempted in a 44-27 win that assured the Bucs of the...

Getty Images It’s come up from time to time that the last team to make the playoffs with a losing record was coached by the man who’s now taking a team to the playoffs with a losing record. Ron Rivera led the 2014 Panthers to the NFC South crown, with a 7-8-1 record. And the Panthers won in...

Getty Images Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera said the team will look into rotating quarterbacks Alex Smith and Taylor Heinicke if it is the best option for the team, but they wouldn’t have rotated them at Tuesday’s practice. That was the word from the team as Smith was listed as...

USA TODAY Sports The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the 15 modern-era finalists for the Class of 2021. Six of the 15 are finalists for the first time. Jared Allen, Calvin Johnson, Peyton Manning and Charles Woodson are a vote away from Canton in their first year of eligibility. In...

Getty Images A year after joining forces with Tom Brady in Tampa, Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles could be dealing with Brady twice per year. Again. Per a league source, the Falcons will interview Bowles next week for their vacant head-coaching position. Bowles served as head...

Getty Images After Washington beat the Eagles to clinch the NFC East on Sunday night, Washington head coach Ron Rivera was asked if he thought about replacing quarterback Alex Smith at any point in the game. Smith didn’t look 100 percent back from the calf injury that kept him out for two...

Getty Images Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans hyperextended his knee during Sunday’s win over the Falcons, but head coach Bruce Arians said an MRI revealed no structural damage. Arians seemed optimistic Evans will be able to play in Saturday’s wild-card matchup with Washington — Tampa Bay’s...

Getty Images Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans got good news about his injured knee after an MRI this week, but no one is guaranteeing he’ll be in the lineup against Washington on Saturday just yet. The Buccaneers held a walkthrough rather than a full practice session on Tuesday and head...

Getty Images The Washington Football Team will have no football fans present for its first playoff game in five years. The team has announced that, due to the pandemic, Washington won’t be hosting fans at Saturday night’s home game against the Buccaneers. “Following continued restrictions...

Getty Images Washington defensive end Chase Young has a message for the quarterback he’ll be facing in the wild card round of the playoffs. As Young skipped off the field following Sunday night’s win over the Eagles, Young called out his next opponent, Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. “Tom...

Getty Images For years, I’ve argued that any team that has seen its playoff hopes extinguished should pivot to a different prize: Parlaying a lost season into the highest possible draft position. That’s exactly what the Eagles did last night, even if they predictably deny it. A win over...