It was quite the scene at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday afternoon as the Buccaneers hosted their first true home playoff game since 2008. With battle flags waving, the defending Super Bowl champions got their quest for a repeat underway with a convincing 31-15 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
The 16-point margin may look convincing enough on the surface, but the game really wasn’t even that close. Tampa Bay took a 17-0 lead into halftime and then earned a 31-0 lead going into the fourth quarter, which left little to do in the fourth quarter.