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Commanders vs. Buccaneers highlights: Jayden Daniels leads last-second playoff escape

Jordan MendozaJim ReinekingJason Anderson

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The Washington Leaders have pulled off the surprise and staggered the Tampa Straight Marauders with a 23-20 win in a completely exhilarating trump card matchup.

It was a volatile issue that saw the lead change on essentially every drive in the final part, and when the score was tied up late in the final quarter, new kid on the block quarterback Jayden Daniels stunned by and by. He organized another game-dominating drive - this time in his first postseason match - that was covered by a 37-yard field objective by Zane Gonzalez that hit the upstanding.

Daniels completed the night with 268 yards on 24-of-35 passing endeavors with two score throws, and he was the main rusher for the group with 36 yards on the ground.

In the mean time, Tampa Narrows' season closes in frustration after it secured the NFC South in the last seven day stretch of the standard season. Dough puncher Mayfield and Mike Evans had another fabulous game together, however a Mayfield bobble in the final quarter gave the rival group trust and was a vital play in the Officers triumph. Tampa Cove turns into the main division champ to be killed in the trump card round.

Washington turns into the principal lower seed and street group to win this postseason. It's likewise the groups first postseason win since the 2005 end of the season games, and sets up a date with the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions in the divisional round on Saturday.

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Commanders vs. Buccaneers highlights

Divisional playoff round schedule

Saturday

• Houston Texas at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
• Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions, 8 p.m. ET (FOX)

Sunday

• Los Angeles Rams/Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles, 3 p.m. ET (NBC)
• Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills, 6:30 p.m. ET (CBS)

One of NFL's longest playoff victory droughts ends

With their trump card season finisher triumph over the Marauders, the Leaders finished a 18 season finisher win dry spell, getting their most memorable season finisher win since the 2005 season.

The Miami Dolphins keep on claiming the longest such streak at 24 seasons.

Commanders 23, Buccaneers 20: Zane Gonzalez hits game-winner off upright

The steamed is finished - scarcely.

Jayden Daniels drove Washington down the field, and switched a vital third down play over completely to get the clock down as Tampa Narrows utilized all of its breaks. With three seconds left, Zane Gonzalez went out to endeavor a 37-yard field objective and the dismiss went from the right upstanding and skipped in to seal the triumph.

Buccaneers 20, Commanders 20: Tampa Bay ties it up

It's completely settled with under five minutes to go in what is molding doing be an outright exhilarating consummation.

Tampa Sound's offense discovered a musicality to get into Washington region and confronted a third-and-short, yet an abnormal snap prompted the Commandants' guarded line hurrying directly through the line of scrimmage and bringing Bucky Irving down for a 2-yard misfortune.

Todd Bowles conveyed the kicking unit and Pursue McLaughlin nailed a 32-yarder to set things straight.

Commanders 20, Buccaneers 17: Washington converts on fourth down

One more fourth down play in the red zone, however this time it helps Washington out.

The Leaders profited by a Dough puncher Mayfield bungle with Jayden Daniels finding Terry McLaurin for a 5-yard score on the fourth down play. It was the second-consecutive drive Washington took the plunge on fourth down, and are 3-for-5 on the evening. 

Baker Mayfield fumbles

Washington has a prime opportunity to score after Baker Mayfield lost the ball deep inside Tampa Bay territory. He tried to hand the ball off on a fake but couldn’t hold on, and Washington’s Bobby Wagner was right there to pounce on it.

The Commanders get the ball at the 13-yard line.

Commanders stopped on fourth and goal

The lead stays in Tampa Sound's approval after Washington couldn't change over inside the Pirates' 10-yard line.

Because of a pass obstruction bring in the end zone, Washington was set up at the 1-yard line with an opportunity to start to lead the pack. Notwithstanding, the Officers had two inadequacies and were full on a Brian Robinson run. The offense remained on the field for fourth down, and Jayden Daniels couldn't help the ball through the tide window to Zach Ertz.

Tampa Inlet currently takes over with 14 minutes left to go.

End of third quarter: Buccaneers 17, Commanders 13

Tampa Cove will head into the last quarter with a thin lead in what has been the nearest challenge of the end of the season games up to this point.

Washington opened the second from last quarter with a field objective and Tampa Cove answered with a score. Presently, the Commandants are driving down the field with an opportunity to cut the shortage or start to lead the pack.

It's been a strong day for the stars on the field with Jayden Daniels tossing for 211 yards on 18-for-16 passing with a score and Bread cook Mayfield is 12-for-15 with 131 yards with two scores. Recipient Mike Evans has a game-high six gets on 84 yards with a score snatch, while Terry McLaurin has 79 yards on five gets for Washington.

Buccaneers 17, Commanders 13: Tampa Bay marches down field

The Pirates offense is tapping on all chambers with one more score to open the second from last quarter and retake the lead.

Tampa Sound had little issues moving the ball on a 10-play, 72-yard drive that was basically driven by Mike Evans and Bucky Irving. Cook Mayfield found Irving out of the backfield for a 4-yard score for the second-consecutive drive to end in a score.

It's Mayfield's subsequent score throw of the evening.

Daron Payne injury

Commanders defensive tackle Daron Payne left action in the first half while holding his hand, and the team said he is questionable to return with a finger injury.

Commanders 13, Buccaneers 10: Tampa Bay prevents touchdown

Washington went right down the field to open the second half but the Buccaneers held on strong to force a field goal.

Dyami Brown has been the breakout star for the Commanders on Sunday. Already with a touchdown catch, he had a big 30-yard catch and then followed with a 24-yard gain on the next play to get Washington inside the five. 

However, the Commanders weren’t able to punch it and Zane Gonzalez was sent out to kick an easy 22-yard field goal to reclaim the lead.

Halftime: Commanders 10, Buccaneers 10

It's all restricted at the break in Tampa Sound.

The Commandants had the ball for over 11 minutes in the subsequent edge, for the most part on a 17-play drive that began in the primary quarter and brought about the main score of the game, with Jayden Daniels interfacing with Dyami Brown for a 10-yard strike.

Washington appeared to head into the storage space with the lead, however not on Dough puncher Mayfield's and Mike Evans' watch. The two were basic in getting the offense down the field late in the half and associated with score Tampa Sound's most memorable score of the evening. He's 11-for-16 with 108 yards and a score in the air, and has nine conveys for 30 yards on the ground.

In the mean time the matchup everybody needed to watch in Evans versus Marson Lattimore is supportive of the Pirates recipient. Evans has a game-high five gets for 66 yards and has caused dissatisfactions for his opponent.

Commanders 10, Buccaneers 10: Tampa Bay ties it right before halftime

The key play on the drive was Baker Mayfield using his legs on a third down play for a to keep the momentum alive. From there, Mayfield went for his go-to-guy Mike Evans several times, including on a play that resulted in pass interference from Marshon Lattimore to put Tampa Bay at the 1-yard line.

On the next play, Mayfield went back to Evans and the ball somehow found its way right into Evans’ hands for the score.

The duo connected for three catches for 32 yards on the scoring drive.

Commanders 10, Buccaneers 3: Washington adds field goal

It’s a touchdown lead for Washington after Zane Gonzalez kicked the longest field goal of his time for the Commanders with a 52-yarder.

Early in the drive, the Buccaneers forced a fourth down with a big-time sack, but Zyon McCollum was called for holding on Terry McLaurin on the play that extended the Washington drive. Fortunately for Tampa Bay, it was able to prevent another first down and Washington opted for its first goal of the game.

Penalty hurts Buccaneers drive

Tampa Bay couldn’t get much of a chance to respond to Washington’s touchdown drive with a three-and-out.

On the second play, running back Bucky Irving got called for a chop block penalty that set the offense back 15 yards. On the following play, Tampa Bay only got two yards to set up a third-and-long. Baker Mayfield found Rachaad White for a 13-yard gain that fell short, and the Buccaneers will punt on their second-consecutive drive.

Commanders 7, Buccaneers 3: Washington caps long drive with score

It took more than nine minutes, but Washington has its first lead of the night after a 17-play touchdown drive.

The Commanders started at their own 8-yard line when there was three minutes left in the first quarter, and they continued to move the chains down the field into Tampa Bay territory. At the Buccaneer 23-yard line, Washington faced another fourth down and again kept the offense on the field. This time, Austin Eckler was able to get past the marker to keep the drive alive.

On a third-and-goal, Jayden Daniels stood calm in the pocket and found a wide open Dyami Brown in the back of the end zone for a 10-yard score. 

Daniels accounted for 69 of the 92 yards on the drive with his arm and legs.

End of first quarter: Buccaneers 3, Commanders
Tampa Bay has a field goal lead after one quarter, thanks in part to a failed fourth down conversion from Washington.
After the Buccaneers opened the contest with a field goal, the Commanders opted to keep the offense on the field instead of the kicking unit on its first drive, and the attempt was unsuccessful. Tampa Bay punted on its next drive and Washington currently is building a drive toward midfield.Both quarterbacks have gone to their favorite targets early, with Baker Mayfield and Mike Evans connecting on two catches for 34 yards. Meanwhile Terry McLaurin has three catches for 55 yards from Jayden Daniels.

Commanders fail on fourth down conversion attempt

Washington could’ve tried to tie the game early, but instead had a failed fourth down conversion on its opening drive of the night.

On the third play of the drive, Jayden Daniels found favorite target in Terry McLaurin for a tough 35-yard catch to put the Commanders in scoring territory at the Tampa Bay 28-yard line. 

However, Washington wasn’t able to move the sticks further. On a third-and-short, Daniels was unable to run past linebacker J.J. Russell for the first down. The offense stayed on the field, and Daniels could only throw the ball at the feet of Austin Eckler and the ball will go back to Tampa Bay, missing out on a scoring opportunity.

Buccaneers 3, Commanders 0: Tampa Bay opens with field goal

It's all restricted at the break in Tampa Narrows.

The Marauders are on the board to begin the Sunday night cap with a 50-yard field objective from Pursue McLaughlin.

While fans are needing to see who will move onto the divisional round, almost everybody is eager to see Mike Evans and Marshon Lattimore restore their warmed competition. Up to this point, it's Evans defeating the Leaders protective back with two gets for 34 yards, one of which expanded the Marauders drive.

Tampa Straight got into Washington domain, however successive misses from Dough puncher Mayfield to Jalen McMillan slowed down the drive.

What time is the Buccaneers vs. Commanders wild-card game?

• Start time: 8 p.m. ET
• Location: Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)

The Washington Commanders take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFC wild-card playoff game from Tampa's Raymond James Stadium. It kicks off at 8 p.m. ET.