Divisional Round: Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Raymond James Stadium), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sat January 15, 2000 at 4:15pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Washington Redskins traveling to Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Washington Redskins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Raymond James Stadium shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Washington Redskins versus Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Washington Redskins-Tampa Bay Buccaneers cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 14-2 | -- |
| Tennessee Titans | 13-3 | -- |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8-8 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-10 | -- |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4-12 | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 2-14 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 13-3 | -- |
| Buffalo Bills | 11-5 | -- |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | -- |
| New England Patriots | 8-8 | -- |
| New York Jets | 8-8 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9-7 | -- |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | -- |
| Oakland Raiders | 8-8 | -- |
| San Diego Chargers | 8-8 | -- |
| Denver Broncos | 6-10 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 13-3 | -- |
| Carolina Panthers | 8-8 | -- |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5-11 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4-12 | -- |
| New Orleans Saints | 3-13 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11-5 | -- |
| Minnesota Vikings | 10-6 | -- |
| Detroit Lions | 8-8 | -- |
| Green Bay Packers | 8-8 | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 6-10 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 10-6 | -- |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8-8 | -- |
| New York Giants | 7-9 | -- |
| Arizona Cardinals | 6-10 | -- |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5-11 | -- |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 03131313 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0071414 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Brett Conway 28 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Brian Mitchell 100 yard kickoff return ( Brett Conway kick) | 10-0 |
| Redskins | Brett Conway 48 yard field goal | 13-0 |
| Buccaneers | Mike Alstott 2 yard rush ( Martin Gramatica kick) | 13-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | John Davis 1 yard pass from Shaun King ( Martin Gramatica kick) | 13-14 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated Washington Redskins 14-13 at Raymond James Stadium in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Buccaneers: John Davis 1 yard pass from Shaun King ( Martin Gramatica kick). The result came down to the final possession; Tampa Bay Buccaneers won by 1. Top line of the day: Shaun King: 157 pass yards on 15-of-32, 1 TD, 1 INT. Tampa Bay Buccaneers move on to the conference final.[1][2]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers walked out of Raymond James Stadium as the team that survived a Divisional Round Washington Redskins will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 14-13. The game stayed within 1 points throughout, the kind of contest where every drive felt like a referendum and every defensive stop carried twice its usual weight. The final scoring play came from Buccaneers: John Davis 1 yard pass from Shaun King ( Martin Gramatica kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Tampa Bay Buccaneers move on to a conference championship.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14, Washington Redskins 13. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 65835. Q2: 1 scoring play. Q3: 3 scoring plays. Q4: 1 scoring play. Top performers:
- Shaun King: 157 pass yards on 15-of-32, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Albert Connell: 4 catches for 59 yards
Divisional Round, played at Raymond James Stadium. Final: Washington Redskins 13, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14, with Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking the result by 1. **Second quarter**
- Redskins: Brett Conway 28 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Redskins: Brian Mitchell 100 yard kickoff return ( Brett Conway kick)
- Redskins: Brett Conway 48 yard field goal
- Buccaneers: Mike Alstott 2 yard rush ( Martin Gramatica kick)
Fourth quarter
- Buccaneers: John Davis 1 yard pass from Shaun King ( Martin Gramatica kick)
Top performers
- Shaun King: 157 pass yards on 15-of-32, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Albert Connell: 4 catches for 59 yards
A 1-point margin in Divisional Round is the kind of result that defines reputations on both sidelines.
| Redskins | Buccaneers | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 10 | 12 |
| Total Yards | 157 | 186 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 20/32 | 15/32 |
| Pass yards | 149 | 157 |
| Pass TD | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 4 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 38 | 15 |
| Net pass yards | 111 | 142 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 22 | 27 |
| Rush yards | 46 | 44 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | 4 | 2 |
| Penalty yards | 61 | 25 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | |||||
| Brad Johnson | 20/32 | 149 | 0 | 1 | |
| TAM | |||||
| Shaun King | 15/32 | 157 | 1 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | ||||
| Stephen Davis | 17 | 37 | 0 | 12 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Brian Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| James Thrash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skip Hicks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Westbrook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TAM | ||||
| Mike Alstott | 15 | 24 | 1 | 9 |
| Warrick Dunn | 11 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Shaun King | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | ||||
| Albert Connell | 4 | 59 | 0 | 23 |
| Irving Fryar | 4 | 30 | 0 | 16 |
| Stephen Davis | 3 | 26 | 0 | 15 |
| Skip Hicks | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Michael Westbrook | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Stephen Alexander | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Brian Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| TAM | ||||
| Bert Emanuel | 2 | 47 | 0 | 30 |
| Warrick Dunn | 4 | 32 | 0 | 16 |
| Dave Moore | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 |
| Jacquez Green | 2 | 25 | 0 | 18 |
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| John Davis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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