STADIUM: Raymond James Stadium
REFEREE: Adrian Hill
DATE: Monday, January 15, 2024
GAME TIME: 8:00 PM ET
ESPN/ABC: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters, Laura Rutledge
Westwood One: Kevin Kugler, Kurt Warner, Taylor Davis
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) PHI: 83 or 225 TB: 88 or 109 National: 88
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: PHI leads series, 9-8 LAST GAME: 9/25/23: PHI 25 at TB 11 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/25/23
POSTSEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: TB leads series, 3-2 LAST GAME: NFC-WC 1/16/22: PHI 15 at TB 31 LAST GAME AT SITE: 1/16/22
Philadelphia Eagles Playoff Record: 25-25 Championships: 4 [1948, 1949, 1960, 2017 (SB LII)] Last Postseason Game: SB LVII 2/12/23: KC 38 vs. PHI 35
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Playoff Record: 11-11 Championships: 2 [2002 (SB XXXVII), 2020 (SB LV)] Last Postseason Game: NFC-WC 1/16/23: DAL 31 at TB 14
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Nick Sirianni vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-2 Reg. Season: 34-17 (.667) Postseason: 2-2. Todd Bowles vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-2 Reg. Season: 43-58 (.426) Postseason: 0-1.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES NOTES:
• PHILADELPHIA clinched playoff berth for 3rd-straight season
• QB JALEN HURTS had career highs in pass yards (3,858) & pass TDs (23) & rushed for 15 TDs in 2023, tied-most rush TDs by QB in single season in NFL history. Ranks 4th all-time among QBs with 41 reg.-season rush TDs. Has 9 TDs (5 rush, 4 pass) in 4 career postseason starts. Had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in Week 3 meeting.
• RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had career-high 1,263 scrimmage yards [1,049 rush (5th-most in NFL in 2023), 214 rec.] & 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) this season, his 1st-career season with 1,000+ rush yards. Rushed for 130 yards in Week 3 meeting.
• WR A.J. BROWN had career-high 106 receptions for 1,456 yards & 7 rec. TDs in 2023 reg.-season & is 1 of 2 (Tyreek Hill) with 1,400+ rec. yards in each of past 2 seasons. From Weeks 3-8, became 1st player ever with 125+ rec. yards in 6 straight games, incl. 131 rec. yards in Week 3 meeting.
• WR DEVONTA SMITH had 81 catches for 1,066 yards & 7 rec. TDs in 2023 reg. season, his 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season. Has 60+ rec. yards in 3 of his 4 career playoff games.
• TE DALLAS GOEDERT had 59 catches for 592 yards & 3 rec. TDs in 2023 & is 1 of 4 TEs with 500+ rec. yards in each of past 5 seasons.
• LB HAASON REDDICK had 11 sacks & 13 TFL in 2023 & is 1 of 2 (Myles Garrett) with 10+ sacks in each of past 4 seasons. Has 3.5 sacks in 3 career playoff games.
• DT FLETCHER COX has 7 TFL in 11 career playoff games.
• DT JALEN CARTER (rookie) had 6 sacks & 8 TFL in 2023. Had 2 FFs in Week 3 meeting.
• LB NICHOLAS MORROW had career-high 12 TFL in 2023, incl. TFL in each of his final 3 reg.-season games.
• CB JAMES BRADBERRY had 13 PD in 2023 & is only DB with 10+ PD in each of past 8 seasons. Had FR in Week 3 meeting.
• CB DARIUS SLAY had 15 PD in 12 games this season. Since 2015, Slay (126) & Bradberry (112) rank 1st & 2nd in NFL in PD.
• S KEVIN BYARD ranked tied-4th among DBs with career-high 122 tackles in 16 games with Phi./Ten. in 2023, his 3rd-career 100+ tackle season. Ranks 2nd among DBs with 679 tackles since 2017.
• S REED BLANKENSHIP had career highs in tackles (108), PD (11) & INTs (3) in 2023.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS NOTES:
• TAMPA BAY clinched 3rd-consecutive NFC South division title & 4th-consecutive playoff appearance.
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD had career highs in completions (364), pass yards (4,044) & TD passes (28) in 2023, his 1st-career 4,000-yard season. Had 2+ TD passes & 90+ rating in 3 of his final 4 home starts this season. Has 4 TD passes in 2 career playoff starts (both in 2020 w/ Cle.).
• RB RACHAAD WHITE ranked 4th among RBs with career-high 1,539 scrimmage yards & career-high 64 receptions in 2023. Was 1 of 5 RBs with 50+ scrimmage yards in 15+ games (15) & had 60+ scrimmage yards in 7 of 8 reg.-season home games.
• WR MIKE EVANS ranked tied-1st in NFL with 13 TD catches & became 5th player all-time with 12+ rec. TDs in 5+ (5) career seasons. Had 79 receptions for 1,255 yards in 2023 & became 1st player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 10 career seasons. Had 9 catches for 117 yards & rec. TD in last playoff meeting (2021 NFC-WC) & has rec. TD in 4 of his 5 career games vs. Phi., incl. playoffs.
• WR CHRIS GODWIN had 83 catches for 1,024 yards in 2023 & is 1 of 5 with 80+ catches & 1,000+ rec. yards in each of past 3 seasons. Had 50+ rec. yards in each of his final 5 reg.-season games. Has 5+ catches in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Phi.
• LB LAVONTE DAVID had 133 tackles, his 10th-career 100-tackle season, & ranked 3rd in NFC with 17 TFL, his 5th-career season with 15+ TFL, in 2023. Aims for his 3rd in row in postseason with 11+ tackles. Had 13 tackles & a sack in Week 3 meeting.
• LB DEVIN WHITE has 6 TFL & 4 PD in 6 career playoff games.
• LB YAYA DIABY (12 TFL – most among rookies) & DL CALIJAH KANCEY (10 TFL) became 2nd pair of rookies since 2000 each with 10+ TFL (2017 Steelers – Mike Hilton & T.J. Watt).
• S ANTOINE WINFIELD JR. became 1st DB since 2000 (Rodney Harrison) with 120+ tackles (122), 10+ PD (12) & 5+ sacks (6) in a season. Became 4th DB since 1982 with 6+ games (6) with a sack in a season. Became 1st DB since 2000 with 6 sacks & 6 FFs in a season. Ranked tied-1st in FFs (6) & FRs (4) in 2023. Has 15 career sacks, 2nd-most by DB in 1st 4 seasons since 1982. Had 11 tackles in Week 3 meeting. Had sack in last playoff meeting.
