Eagles And Buccaneers Will Play Monday at 8pm
Once the Eagles lost to the Giants, we knew the Eagles would be playing the Buccaneers in the first round of the playoffs. But now we know what time that game will be played. They drew the Monday night game, at 8 pm. The game will air on ESPN and ABC.
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It will be the second time the Eagles play the Bucs. They beat them 25-11 in week 3, in what was one of their more impressive wins this season. They held the Bucs to just 11 points, and 173 total yards. On the other side of the field, they scored 25 despite a few untimely turnovers. D’Andre Swift had a huge game, racking up 130 yards off of just 16 carries. 8.1 yards per carry.
But this Eagles team has changed a lot since then. They lost 5 of their last 6 games, including losses to the Giants and Cardinals to close out the season. The defense has been a mess, even more so since they replaced Sean Desai with Matt Patricia. They went from having a 2 game lead for the 1 seed, to being the 5 seed in just 6 weeks. And several players suffered injuries in that final game, including Sydney Brown who the Eagles fear tore his ACL. AJ Brown and Jalen Hurts also got hurt during the game, but both seem ok to play.
A playoff run could erase all the angst heading into this game. They will get their chance to start it next Monday night when they head down to Tampa. Tampa for their part is coming off barely beating the lowly Panthers to get into the playoffs. So it is not like they are coming into the playoffs playing great football either.
Here are the times for the other 5 matchups:
- Saturday- 4:30 pm- Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans on NBC and Peacock
- Saturday- 8:00 pm The Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs on Peacock
- Sunday- 1:00 pm- The Pittsburgh at the Buffalo Bills on CBS
- Sunday- 4:30 pm- Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys on Fox
- Sunday- 8:00 pm- Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions on NBA and Peacock