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All Baker Mayfield and the resurgent Tampa Bay Buccaneers wanted was an opportunity to make some noise in the playoffs. A strong finish to the regular season provided one. Mayfield threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns, and Tampa Bay's defense never allowed Hurts and Philadelphia's sputtering offense to get into a rhythm before a crowd of 63,397 at Raymond James Stadium.

Baker Mayfield threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns to lead the resurgent Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 32-9 wild-card playoff victory over Jalen Hurts and the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles.

Philadelphia Eagles center and future Hall of Famer Jason Kelce told his teammates that he is retiring, league sources told ESPN.

Nick Sirianni is the kind of coach that would make a pretty good Eagles fan. He talked smack to Colts fans after a road win last season in Indianapolis. He taunted Chiefs fans — “See ya!

LCA’s girls basketball team let a 10-point halftime lead slip away, but they got some clutch plays late to win in overtime.

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown will miss Monday's wild-card matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to a knee injury.

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown will miss Monday night's playoff game against Tampa Bay with a knee injury. Brown was hurt in the first quarter of last week’s loss to the New York Giants after a short reception. Cornerback Nick McCloud punched the ball out of Brown’s hands for a fumble, and the two went to the turf at MetLife Stadium.

After the Eagles held a double-digit lead in the first half, the Royals mounted a comeback and cut the lead to a single possession.

BUCCANEERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (23), RUSH (5), PASS (29), SCORING (7). TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Eagles minus-10; Buccaneers plus-8. EAGLES PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Jalen Hurts injured the middle finger on his throwing hand during Philadelphia's regular-season finale against the New York Giants, raising questions about how effective he will be Monday night.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers insist they never doubted themselves. Not after Tom Brady retired. Not even after the Philadelphia Eagles gashed them in an early-season, prime-time matchup that suggested there was a huge gap between themselves and the defending NFC champions.