2036 Postseason Narrative:
Wild Card Round: Dallas (10-6) at Tampa Bay (12-4)
The kind of game we really prefer here – we get up 10-0 and sort of bear down from there. Never really run away with it, but we play tough defense, and don’t turn the ball over, and smother them over time, 22-10.
Divisional Round: Tampa Bay (13-4) at Washington (13-3)
Washington led by solid QB/RB tandem, like many teams. We get a couple of first half TDs from Timothy Montgomery to get ahead 21-7, and while it’s more wide open, the game plays out the same way as the last one – we are basically in charge the whole time, and wear them down. It’s 41-21 at the end, but our defense really set us up for some easy points.
Conference Championship: Tampa Bay (14-4) at Detroit (14-3)
The Lions shellacked us in the regular season, and get another shot here. A solid veteran QB, and a good young RB – sounds familiar. They are the defending champs, so we are the underdogs here for sure. We strike first, but cannot really keep control, and they chip away… 7-3, then 10-7, then 17-7. We get back into it with a long TD pass with about 6 minutes left, but that’s the last highlight in the reel, as we fall 17-14.
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