The penultimate matchup of Wild Card Weekend belongs to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Commanders. In the Week 1 rematch, the Buccaneers will look to reach the Divisional Round for the second consecutive season, while the Commanders hope to break their 19-year playoff win drought.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' hopes of another playoff run are over as they dropped their Wild Card game against the Washington Commanders 23-20 on Sunday Night Foo

Maybe the Bucs had gone backward too many times to be very forward-thinking. Whatever the reason, Todd Bowles did not demonstrate a very adventurous spirit during Sunday’s NFC wild-card game when it came to going for it on fourth down.

In the Wild Card playoff, the Commanders contained one of the NFL’s most potent offenses (2024 Bucs: 3 rd in passing yards, 6 th in NY/A; 4 th in rushing yards, 3 rd in Y/A), holding the Bucs to their 4 th lowest passing yardage (183 yds) and their 4 th lowest rushing total (101 net yards) of the season.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered the 2024 NFL Playoffs with cautious optimism. They have navigated a season defined by dramatic highs and frustrating lows. Moments of brilliance hinted at the team’s potential.

Each week following every Bucs game, we’ll take a closer look at the snap count distribution for Tampa Bay on offense and defense. We’ll assess what we can learn from who played the most and least in the game.

The Buccaneers season ended at the hands of the Washington Commanders on a heartbreaking last second field goal 23-20. Both sides of the football just simply were not good enough on Sunday night and it resulted in the Bucs being a one and done in the playoffs.