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Zachary Neel

3 keys to victory for Washington in wild-card game vs. Buccaneers

The Washington Football Team is a sizeable underdog to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Saturday night’s NFL wild-card game, and it’s going to take quite the effort to upset Tom Brady on his bid for a 7th Super Bowl ring.

Not many people are giving them a chance, but Washington just might have the formula to complete the upset. It’s going to need to rely on a herculean defensive effort, and just enough production from the offense to get the job done. Considering what we’ve seen over the past few weeks, that may seem like a big ask, but it’s absolutely not out of the question.

As coach Ron Rivera has been saying all week: ‘Why not us?’

Here are our biggest keys to the game for Washington:

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