That's an ugly kick from punter Arryn Siposs who slices it out of bounds for just 27 yards, meaning Brady will get the ball on his own 43.

You don't need me to tell you that giving Brady a short field will not work out well for you in the play-offs.

Jalen Hurts gets crunched by the Bucs as he runs the QB keeper but has nowhere to go. In fairness, even if he handed the ball off his running back would have been creamed as well.

The zone read that the Eagles like to run don't really work if both options are covered!

Tom Brady could easily take this game away from the Eagles after this start, but if Philly can play their game this could get really interesting.

The Eagles want to run it, and the Bucs did have a top run defence but in the second half of the season they dropped from first to 13th in rush yards per game (78.4-112.7) and from second to 28th in yards per carry (3.81 - 4.93).

Against this Eagles side who will ground it and pound it all day long then that's a worry.

Brady is surgical in finding the gaps in this Eagles defence and he has the Bucs right down inside the five yard line as they look for an opening drive TD.

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Brady takes a low hit and gets a flag in his favour for roughing the passer - it looked a bit weak though as the defender was pulling up and didn't hit him too hard.

You don't hit the GOAT on the legs and get away with it in this league though...

What could be a worse blow for the Bucs is offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs has limped off the field. He's been incredible in protecting Brady.

Andrew Priestley: Tom Brady has spent well over a year of his life in the NFL playoffs, a total of 469 days. Jalen Hurts, the opposing Eagles QB tonight, was only 3 years old when Brady was first drafted.

Crazy stat that, Andrew. And here's another... Brady has nearly twice as many career play-off wins (a record 34) as Hurts has NFL starts (19).

Osi Umenyiora
Two-time Super Bowl winner

All things being equal, if we were playing this game in regular conditions, this would be a blow-out.

But no, it's supposed to be windy, it's supposed to be a mess, so if you're in that situation against a team like Philadelphia, that's exactly the kind of game they want to play in. If it's like that, it could be tough for Tampa Bay.

No Leonard Fournette for the Bucs but Ke'Shawn Vaughn shows he can play running back too with a big 17-yard gain on the very first play.

Right up the gut, the Bucs moving Eagles big bodies around is a big statement of intent from Tampa Bay.

Philly won the toss and gave the ball to Tom Brady as we kick-off for the first of three huge games tonight.

It'll be a long, eventful night, so strap in for a wild ride!

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We saw what a running QB like Josh Allen did last night, and Eagles QB Jalen Hurts is just as good, maybe an even better runner.

Hurts set a new record with five career games with multiple rushing touchdowns in his first two NFL seasons.

The Bucs have injuries, and if they can't stop Hurts then they could be in a spot of bother.

Tampa Bay won the Super Bowl as a wildcard team last year, meaning they played every game away from home - apart from the last one as they made history as the first team to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium.

This year they'll get two home games at least in the play-offs, before a possible showdown in Green Bay - where they won last year.

Watch highlights as Tom Brady throws two touchdowns to lead Super Bowl champions the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 28-22 win over the Philadelphia Eagles back in October.

Will it be revenge or repeat tonight?

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• The Buccaneers ranked second in scoring offense (30.1 points per game) and total offense (405.9 yards per game)

• Tom Brady joined Drew Brees as the only two players all-time with multiple 5,000-yard passing seasons, and joined Aaron Rodgers as the only two QBs ever with three 40-TD seasons.

• Mike Evans is the first player in history to have 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first eight seasons.

• The Eagles led the NFL with 159.7 rushing yards per game, and are first team since the 1985 Chicago Bears to run for 175 yards in seven straight games.

• Jalen Hurts set a new record with five career games with two-or-more rushing touchdowns in his first two NFL seasons.

Osi Umenyiora
Two-time Super Bowl winner

This would be the one play-off game where I'd say 'yeah, this is going to be a blowout'.

Oh, actually, my bad... Steelers-Chiefs (01:15) is the game. I hope this doesn't come back to bite me but I don't see any way that Pittsburgh wins this game.

If they do, I'm going to go to Pittsburgh, put Mike Tomlin on my shoulders and carry him round because he'd deserve to be carried off into the sunset.

I just... no, Kansas City are too tough.

Jason Bell
Former NFL cornerback

The Eagles are one of the best running teams in football but it comes down to the defensive line of Tampa Bay. They've got two of their players back and they can stop the run. Vita Vea's one of the best run stoppers in the league.

But truly, I don't think the Eagles' defence can stop Tom Brady. They're a tough team and have feasted off bad quarterbacks before. But Tom Brady should be able to take advantage of them.

Tom Brady - also the GOAT of hype videos...

Philadelphia have the best run game in the NFL, but they've not really done it against the big teams this season.

Are they just a flat track bully?

There was much to enjoy about the opening night of NFL Super Wildcard Weekend, but there was no better personal performance than that of Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen, who threw for five touchdowns and 308 yards as the Bills thrashed the New England Patriots 47-17 to advance to the NFL divisional round.

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Welcome gridiron gang! What a Sunday we've got in store for you tonight.

Tom Brady and the champs are in action, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers facing the Eagles and the top run game in the league.

We've also got a showdown between two blue chip teams with the 49ers and Cowboys facing off for the first time since 1995 - anyone who watched the sport in the 1990s will be dying to see this one.

And we finish up by seeing Patrick Mahomes in action in what could, and should, be Ben Roethlisberger's last game in the NFL with the Steelers big underdogs at the Chiefs.

Sunday's line-up

• Philadelphia Eagles v Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday (18:00)
• San Francisco 49ers v Dallas Cowboys Sunday (21:30)
• Pittsburgh Steelers v Kansas City Chiefs (Monday 01:15)