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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Beat Green Bay Packers 31-26 in Historic NFC Championship Win

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrate their historic NFC Championship win against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Stadium January 24, 2021. Photo: Stacy Revere/Getty Images.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (FNN SPORTS) – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Green Bay Packers 31-26, to advance to the Super Bowl for the second time in team history, nineteen years apart from the 2002 Buccaneers.

 

One for the History Books

Tampa Bay will become the first team in NFL history to play a Super Bowl in its home stadium, and the Buccaneers are the first No. 5 seed in NFL history to defeat a No. 1 seed in a conference championship game.

In his NFL record 14th conference championship game, QB Tom Brady went 20-of-36 for 280 yards and three touchdowns.

MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS – BUCCANEERS POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Player TD

1. Tom Brady 7

2. Brad Johnson 5

3. Doug Williams 2

4t. Trent Dilfer 1

4t. Jeff Garcia 1

4t. Shaun King 1

MOST PLAYOFF PASSING TOUCHDOWNS – NFL HISTORY

Rank Player TD

1. Tom Brady 81

2. Joe Montana 45

3. Brett Favre 44

4. Aaron Rodgers 45

5. Peyton Manning 40

Brady became the first player in Tampa Bay’s postseason history with three-or-more touchdown passes in a single game. His 11 career three-touchdown performances in the playoffs are the most in NFL history.

MOST GAMES WITH 3+ PASSING TOUCHDOWNS – NFL POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Player TD

1. Tom Brady 11

2. Joe Montana 9

3. Aaron Rodgers 8

4t. Brett Favre 6

4t. Peyton Manning 6

 

WR Chris Godwin led the team with five receptions for 110 yards – the second-most in a playoff game in team history.

MOST SINGLE GAME RECEIVING YARDS – BUCCANEERS POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Player (Opp, Date) Yards

1. Mike Evans (at WAS, 1/9/21) 119

2. Chris Godwin (at GB, 1/24/21) 110

3. Keyshawn Johnson (at PHI, 12/31/00) 106

4. Jimmie Giles (at DAL, 1/2/92) 98

5. Keyshawn Johnson (vs. SF, 1/12/03) 85

 

On the game’s opening drive, WR Mike Evans hauled in a 15-yard touchdown pass from Brady to tally his second-career playoff receiving touchdown, tying Keenan McCardell for the most postseason receiving touchdowns in franchise history. He also became the first receiver in team history to record a playoff receiving touchdown in consecutive games.

MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS – BUCCANEERS POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Player TD

1t. Mike Evans 2

1t. Keenan McCardell 2

3. Many Players Tied 1

 

RB Leonard Fournette accumulated 74 scrimmage yards in the game, rushing 12 times for 55 yards and a touchdown, while making five receptions for 19 yards.

MOST TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS – BUCCANEERS POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Player TD

1. Mike Alstott 7

2. Leonard Fournette 3

3t. Mike Evans 2

3t. Ricky Bell 2

3t. Keenan McCardell 2

3t. Dwight Smith 2

 

MOST CAREER POSTSEASON SCRIMMAGE YARDS – BUCCANEERS POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Player Yards

1. Mike Alstott 502

2. Warrick Dunn 387

3. Keyshawn Johnson 375

4. Michael Pittman 342

5. Leonard Fournette 313

 

MOST SCRIMMAGE YARDS IN A SINGLE POSTSEASON – BUCCANEERS POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Player Yards

1. Leonard Fournette (2020) 313

2. Michael Pittman (2002) 245

3. Chris Godwin (2020) 229

4. Ricky Bell (1979) 213

5. Joe Jurevicius (2002) 197

 

WR Scotty Miller hauled in a 39-yard touchdown pass from Brady with one second remaining in the first half to secure his first-career playoff touchdown.

Following a takeaway on the first possession of the second half by the defense, Brady found TE Cameron Brate for an eight-yard touchdown, the first of Brate’s postseason career.

With just 34 seconds remaining in the first half, CB Sean Murphy-Bunting picked off Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, leading to Tampa Bay’s last-second touchdown to Miller. Murphy-Bunting joined Pro Football Hall of Famers Aeneas Williams (four-consecutive games) and Ed Reed as well as Jason Sehorn as the only four players in the Super Bowl era with an interception in each of their first three career postseason games. His three postseason interceptions are tied for the most in team history.

MOST INTERCEPTIONS – BUCCANEERS POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Player INT

1t. Sean Murphy-Bunting 3

1t. Donnie Abraham 3

1t. Dexter Jackson 3

1t. Dwight Smith 3

5t. Rondé Barber 2

5t. Derrick Brooks 2

5t. Brian Kelly 2

Murphy-Bunting is the first player in the NFL to record an interception in at least three-consecutive postseason games since Kam Chancellor (1/19/14-1/10/15) and the first to do so in a single postseason since R.W. McQuarters in 2007.

S Jordan Whitehead recorded a pair of forced fumbles in the game, recording the first two of his postseason career.

The Buccaneers defense leads all playoff teams with its seven takeaways and 41 points off takeaways.

OLB Shaquil Barrett brought down Rodgers three times in the game, joining Warren Sapp (1/4/98 at GB) as the only players in team history with 3.0-or-more sacks in a playoff game.

MOST SINGLE GAME SACKS – BUCCANEERS POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Player (Opp, Date) Sacks

1t. Shaquil Barrett (at GB, 1/24/21) 3.0

1t. Warren Sapp (at GB, 1/4/98) 3.0
3t. Jason Pierre-Paul (at GB, 1/24/21) 2.0

3t. Simeon Rice (vs. OAK, 1/26/03) 2.0

3t. Simeon Rice (at PHI, 1/12/02) 2.0

3t. Steve White (vs. WAS, 1/15/00) 2.0

On the other side of the defensive front, OLB Jason Pierre-Paul collected 2.0 sacks of his own, marking the first multi-sack performance of his postseason career. He joined Barrett, Simeon Rice (twice), Warren Sapp, Lee Roy Selmon and Steve White as the only players in team history with multiple sacks in a postseason game.

Today’s game marked the first playoff game in which multiple Buccaneers players recorded at least 2.0 sacks in the same game.

The duo of Barrett and Pierre-Paul combined for all of the team’s 5.0 sacks in the game. The 5.0 sacks on Sunday matched the Buccaneers’ postseason record for a single game.

MOST SINGLE GAME NET YARDS – BUCCANEERS POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Opponent, Date Sacks

1t. at GB, 1/24/21 5.0

1t. vs. OAK, 1/26/03 5.0

1t. at DAL, 1/9/83 5.0

4t. vs. SF, 1/12/03 4.0

4t. at GB, 1/4/98 4.0

LB Devin White led the team with 15 tackles – the most tackles in a playoff game in team history. He also added a fumble recovery for the second-consecutive game, picking up one of the fumbles forced by Whitehead.

MOST SINGLE GAME TACKLES – BUCCANEERS POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Player (Opp, Date) Tackles

1. Devin White (at GB, 1/24/21) 15

2t. Devin White (at NO, 1/17/21) 11

2t. Derrick Brooks (vs. NYG, 1/6/08) 11

2t. Jermaine Phillips (vs. NYG, 1/6/08) 11

2t. Shelton Quarles (vs. WAS, 1/7/06) 11

2t. Jamie Duncan (at PHI, 12/31/00) 11

K Ryan Succop made a 46-yard field goal on his only field goal attempt of the game, while converting all four extra point attempts. Succop is now 12-of-12 in his postseason career. His eight field goals made for Tampa Bay in the postseason are the second-most in franchise playoff history.

MOST FIELD GOALS MADE – BUCCANEERS POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Player FGM

1. Martin Gramatica 11

2. Ryan Succop 8

3. Michael Husted 2

4t. Matt Bryant 1

4t. Bill Capece 1

4t. Neil O’Donoghue 1

 

MOST SINGLE GAME KICKOFF RETURN YARDS – BUCCANEERS POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Player (Opp, Date) KR Yards

1. Jaydon Mickens (at GB, 1/24/21) 121

2. James Owens (at DAL, 1/9/83) 110

3t. Michael Spurlock (vs. NYG, 1/6/08) 106

3t. Isaac Hagins (vs. LAR, 1/6/80) 106

5. Michael Pittman (vs. WAS, 1/7/06) 96

 

MOST SINGLE GAME POINTS SCORED – BUCCANEERS POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Opponent, Date Points

1. vs. OAK, 1/26/03 48

2t. at GB, 1/24/21 31

2t. at WAS, 1/9/21 31

2t. vs. SF, 1/12/03 31

5. at NO, 1/17/21 30

MOST SINGLE GAME NET YARDS – BUCCANEERS POSTSEASON HISTORY

Rank Opponent, Date Yards

1. at WAS, 1/9/21 507

2. vs. OAK, 1/26/03 365

3. at GB, 1/24/21 351

4. vs. SF, 1/12/03 329

5. vs. PHI, 12/29/79 318

 

“I couldn’t be happier for our players – they put in so much work – and our coaching staff has done such a great job,” gushed Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians postgame. “Ownership gave us everything that we’ve needed and I just couldn’t be any more elated for these guys and the job they put in. We had both backup safeties in there just playing their [butts] off. It was a great team win.”

Brady told the press postgame:

“It’s been a great journey thus far. We put the work in and a lot of guys just embraced everything that [happened] when B.A. (Bruce Arians) got here last year. There were a lot of great things that were happening and a lot of great, young players. I just made the decision [to come to Tampa Bay]. I love coming to work every day with this group of guys and worked really hard to get to this point. It’s a tough game – we’ve had a few tough games in a row and the next game will be really tough, too. We know what we’re playing for and we’ve got two weeks to prepare. It’s going to be a great opponent. It will be a really exciting couple of weeks for us.”

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Mellissa Thomas is Editor for Florida National News. Stats provided by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. | mellissa.thomas@floridanationalnews.com

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Jaguars Maul The Patriots 35-6

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Jaguars vs. Patriots (Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Florida National News) – The Jacksonville Jaguars (2-1) beat the New England Patriots (1-2) 35-6 at EverBank Stadium today. The Jaguars have now won six consecutive home games dating back to November 16, 2025. The Jaguars lost their nine game regular season winning streak last week in Denver with their 20-13 loss to the Broncos.

The first quarter was a defensive battle, highlighted by the Jaguars sacking Patriots QB Drake Maye to force a fumble, which was recovered by NT DaVon Hamilton. But neither team put points on the board.

Early in the second quarter, Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence found WR Josh Cameron in the end zone for a 12 yard touchdown, followed by K Cam Little’s extra point, to put the Jags ahead 7-0. Soon after, it looked as though Maye had scrambled into the end zone for a 21 yard touchdown run, but that play was nullified by an offensive holding penalty by Patriots RT Morgan Moses. They did manage to score on a 35 yard field goal by K Andy Borregales, to narrow their deficit to 7-3. But the Jags extended their lead as Lawrence completed a 10 yard pass for WR Jakobi Meyers’ 25th career touchdown pass. That was also Lawrence’s 104th passing touchdown of his career, moving him past QB Blake Bortles for sole possession of second place on the Jaguars all-time list. QB Mark Brunell currently holds the team record with 144. After Little’s extra point, the Jags were up 14-3. The Patriots came close to scoring late in the second quarter, but Jaguars CB Travis Hunter had his first career interception, grabbing a pass by Maye intended for WR Efton Chism III in the end zone. The Jaguars gave Cam Little an opportunity to break his own NFL regular season record with a 70 yard field goal attempt, but it went wide right. The score remained 14-3 at the half.

Travis Hunter’s First Career Interception. (Photo Credit Arthur “Dell” Morgan)

On the Patriots first drive of the third quarter, Borregales attempted a 38 yard field goal, but it went wide right. Late in the quarter, Lawrence completed a 17 yard touchdown pass to WR Parker Washington, followed by Little’s XP, extending the lead to 21-3. As the Patriots took possession, Jaguars CB Jarrian Jones intercepted a Drake Maye pass intended for WR Kyle Williams. On the next play, RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. ran for a five yard touchdown. After another Little XP, the Jags were up 28-3 at the end of the third.

Early in the fourth quarter, Borregales redeemed himself with a 40 yard field goal, but the Pats remained down 28-6. The Jags added to their lead as RB Bhayshul Tuten ran for a 1 yard touchdown, and with Little’s extra point they finished the game up 35-6.

Trevor Lawrence finished with 182 passing yards and 3 TDs. Bhayshul Tuten led the Jaguars’ rushing with 73 yards and 1 TD. Jakobi Meyers was the leading receiver with 64 yards and 1 TD.

The Jaguars will be on the road for the month of October. They face the Bengals in Cincinnati on Sunday, October 4th at 1:00 p.m. Their next two games will be across the pond in London, where they’ll play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, October 11th at 9:30 a.m. EST at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and the Houston Texans on Sunday, October 18th at 9:30 a.m. EST at Wembley Stadium. The Jaguars have a bye for NFL Week 7, then return home to host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, November 1st at 1:00 p.m. at EverBank Stadium. Be sure to follow www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.

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Jaguars Blowout the Browns 34-10

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Florida National News) – The Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) beat the Cleveland Browns (0-1) 34-10 at EverBank Stadium today. The Jags scored early and often in this dominant victory over Cleveland, extending their winning streak to nine games, which is now the second-longest regular season winning streak in franchise history.

Browns QB Deshaun Watson entered this game 7-0 against the Jaguars. This was also his first game since October 20, 2024, when he ruptured his Achilles tendon. Watson’s first drive of the game was ended by a Foye Oluokun interception. The Jaguars first drive ended with a 30 yard touchdown pass by QB Trevor Lawrence to WR Parker Washington, with K Cam Little adding the extra point, to put the Jags ahead 7-0. The Jags added another score on their next drive, as Lawrence had his 100th career touchdown pass, a 4 yard completion to WR Josh Cameron, for Cameron’s first career TD reception. Little added the XP, to put the Jags up 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.

The Jaguars next possession in the second quarter ended with a 47 yard field goal by Little, extending the Jaguars lead 17-0. On the Browns’ next possession, the Jags forced a fumble by WR KC Concepcion Jr., which was recovered by DE Josh Hines-Allen. Five plays later, Lawrence later completed a 14 yard touchdown pass to TE Brenton Strange, followed by another Little extra point, as the Jags moved ahead 24-0, which remained the score at halftime.

The Jaguars’ first possession of the third quarter ended with another score, as Lawrence found WR Jakobi Meyers in the end zone, completing a 32 yard pass, followed by another XP by Little. The Jags now led 31-0. The Browns finally put points on the board on their next drive, with a 26 yard field goal by K Andre Szmyt, reducing the deficit to 31-3. Little added a 40 yard field goal, putting the Jags ahead 34-3 at the end of the quarter.

Nick Mullens entered the game at Quarterback for the Jags about midway through the fourth quarter. Trevor Lawrence left the game with a QB rating of 150.6, his highest ever. The Browns did manage a 46 yard touchdown pass by Watston to WR Denzel Boston just after the two-minute warning, followed by Szmyt’s XP, making the final score 34-10.

Trevor Lawrence finished with 245 passing yards and 4 TDs. Bhayshul Tuten led the Jaguars’ rushing with 66 yards. Parker Washington was the leading receiver with 83 yards and 1 TD.

Trevor Lawrence also became only the fourth player in NFL history to record at least 100 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns before turning 27 years old. The first three were Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, and Cam Newton.

Today’s game also marked the return of WR/CB Travis Hunter, who missed 10 games last season with a torn LCL.

The Jaguars’ stadium renovations also continue all season long, with the team playing in Orlando’s Camping World Stadium for the 2027 season. For an update on this construction project, visit https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdPBZU-BqKC/?stkn=a2lrcXViMmx0aWJ5.

The Jaguars head west to Denver to play the Broncos on Sunday, September 20th at 4:05 p.m. EST. They return to EverBank to play the New England Patriots on Sunday, September 27th at 1:00 p.m. Be sure to follow www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.

 

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Jaguars Lose to the Bills 27-24 in the AFC Wild Card Playoffs

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Florida National News) – The Jacksonville Jaguars (13-5) lost to the Buffalo Bills (13-5) 27-24 at EverBank Stadium today in the AFC Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs. The Jaguars finished with nine more victories than last season, but fans are still disappointed that the miracle season has come to an end.

On Jacksonville’s second drive of the game, QB Trevor Lawrence threw a pass intended for WR Parker Washington that was intercepted by Bills LB Shaq Thompson. A couple of plays later, Bills QB Josh Allen was tacked by Jaguars DE Josh Hines-Allen, and Allen went to the Bills’ blue tent to be evaluated for a concussion, but was cleared to return. On the fourth down, K Matt Prater kicked a 50 yard field goal to put the Bills on the board 3-0, which was the score at the end of the first quarter.

Early in the second quarter, Trevor Lawrence completed a 3 yard touchdown pass to WR Brian Thomas Jr. and K Cam Little added the extra point, putting the Jaguars ahead 7-3. On the kickoff, the Jaguars benefited from a fumble by Bills RB Ray Davis that LB Devin Lloyd recovered. The Jaguars were on Buffalo’s 9 yard line when Trevor Lawrence tried to dive for a first down on 4th and 2, but came up a little short on the officials’ review. The Bills took possession and ended up scoring on Josh Allen’s two yard touchdown run, followed by Prater’s XP. The Jaguars managed to get into field goal position just before the half, but Cam Little missed a 54 yard field goal that hit the left upright, ending his streak of 20 consecutive field goals made, including a 67 yarder just last week which set the NFL outdoor record. The Bills were up 10-7 at halftime.

Matt Prater kicked a 47 yard field goal on the Bills’ first drive of the third quarter, extending their lead to 13-7. Cam Little redeemed himself with a 43 yard field goal on the Jaguars’ next drive, to narrow the Jags’ deficit to 13-10, which remained the score at the end of the third quarter.

Early in the fourth, Trevor Lawrence found Parker Washington in the end zone for a 6 yard touchdown pass, and after Cam Little’s XP, the Jags were ahead 17-13. But Josh Allen’s 15 yard touchdown pass to TE Dalton Kincaid, followed by Matt Prater’s XP, put the Bills up 20-17. The Jags responded with a 14 yard Lawrence touchdown pass to RB Travis Etienne Jr., and a Little XP, to put the Jaguars ahead 24-20. Josh Allen ran into the end zone for another Bills touchdown, followed by Prater’s XP with just over a minute left in the game, putting the Bills up 27-24. Trevor Lawrence threw a pass that was intercepted by Bills S Cole Bishop, effectively ending the season for the Jaguars.

Trevor Lawrence finished with 207 passing yards and 3 TDs. Travis Etienne Jr. led the Jaguars’ rushing with 67 yards. Parker Washington was the leading receiver with 107 yards and 1 TD. Today’s attendance was 70,250.

Today marked the Jaguars’ 17th playoff game in history. With today’s loss, they are now 5-3 in the Wild Card round, and 4-2 at home in the playoffs. Jacksonville beat the Bills in the 1996 AFC Wild Card round to win their first playoff game in franchise history.

The AFC Divisional Playoff schedule will be announced after the completion of this weekend’s playoff games. Be sure to follow www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.

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