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Tom Brady leads Buccaneers in Eagles rout; 49ers stun Cowboys
Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers outclassed the Philadelphia Eagles as the San Francisco 49ers upset the Dallas Cowboys in NFL playoff action on Sunday.
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Brady delivered a clinical performance as the defending NFL champions romped past the Eagles 31-15 at the Raymond James Stadium.
Brady threw for 271 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions, making 29 completions from 37 attempts.
The second-seeded Buccaneers, who will face either the Los Angeles Rams or Arizona Cardinals at home in next weekend's divisional round, dominated the Eagles throughout.
Although Philadelphia finally got on the board with two fourth-quarter touchdowns from Boston Scott and Kenneth Gainwell, the final scoreline flattered the Eagles, who were outplayed and trailed 31-0 heading into fourth quarter.
Running backs Giovani Bernard and Ke'Shawn Vaughn scored Tampa Bay's opening two touchdowns in the first quarter before Ryan Succop made it 17-0 at halftime.
Brady then found longtime offensive partner Rob Gronkowski to make it 24-0, the 105th time the duo have combined for a touchdown.
A superb interception by Bucs linebacker Shaq Barrett then handed Brady prime field position once again, and the 44-year-old arrowed a 36-yard touchdown pass to receiver Mike Evans to make it 31-0.
In the other NFC wild card game on Sunday, San Francisco produced another gutsy victory on the road to stun Dallas 23-17 in Arlington.
The 49ers, who squeezed into the playoffs with a nerve-jangling win over the Rams in Los Angeles last week, dug deep once again to prevail at the AT&T Stadium.
Elijah Mitchell's first-quarter touchdown and three Robbie Gould field goals - two from over 50 yards - had helped San Francisco into a 16-7 halftime lead with Amari Cooper's touchdown catch the only score for Dallas.
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Brady delivered a clinical performance as the defending NFL champions romped past the Eagles 31-15 at the Raymond James Stadium.
Brady threw for 271 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions, making 29 completions from 37 attempts.
The second-seeded Buccaneers, who will face either the Los Angeles Rams or Arizona Cardinals at home in next weekend's divisional round, dominated the Eagles throughout.
Although Philadelphia finally got on the board with two fourth-quarter touchdowns from Boston Scott and Kenneth Gainwell, the final scoreline flattered the Eagles, who were outplayed and trailed 31-0 heading into fourth quarter.
Running backs Giovani Bernard and Ke'Shawn Vaughn scored Tampa Bay's opening two touchdowns in the first quarter before Ryan Succop made it 17-0 at halftime.
Brady then found longtime offensive partner Rob Gronkowski to make it 24-0, the 105th time the duo have combined for a touchdown.
A superb interception by Bucs linebacker Shaq Barrett then handed Brady prime field position once again, and the 44-year-old arrowed a 36-yard touchdown pass to receiver Mike Evans to make it 31-0.
In the other NFC wild card game on Sunday, San Francisco produced another gutsy victory on the road to stun Dallas 23-17 in Arlington.
The 49ers, who squeezed into the playoffs with a nerve-jangling win over the Rams in Los Angeles last week, dug deep once again to prevail at the AT&T Stadium.
Elijah Mitchell's first-quarter touchdown and three Robbie Gould field goals - two from over 50 yards - had helped San Francisco into a 16-7 halftime lead with Amari Cooper's touchdown catch the only score for Dallas.
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