Mother Nature will have a front-row seat for today’s NFC Wild Card Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium.
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Here’s the latest weather forecast from the National Weather Service:
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm. High near 68. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 21 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
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Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. ET on FOX, FOX Deportes (fuboTV, free trial).
The Eagles, the No. 7 seed in the NFC, went 9-8 and qualified as a Wild Card.
The Buccaneers, the No. 2 seed in the NFC, went 13-4 and won the NFC South division title.
Tampa Bay visited Philadelphia in Week 6 and left Lincoln Financial Field with a 28-22 victory.
Here’s a preview of Sunday’s game from NFL PR:
Eagles
• PHILADELPHIA clinched playoff berth under 1st-year HC NICK SIRIANNI & have made postseason in 4 of past 5 years (2017- 19; 2021).
• EAGLES won SB LII after 2017 season.
• PHILADELPHIA had 2 players selected to 2022 Pro Bowl: C JASON KELCE & CB DARIUS SLAY.
• EAGLES led NFL in rushing offense (159.7 per game) & rushing TDs (25) this season & became 5th team in SB era (1st since 1985 CHICAGO BEARS) to record 175+ rush yards in 7 straight games (Weeks 8-15).
Buccaneers
• TAMPA BAY clinched NFC South for 1st time since 2007.
• BUCCANEERS can become 8th team overall & 1st team since 2004 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (SB XXXVIII & SB XXXIX) to repeat as champions since 1st SB in 1967.
• BUCCANEERS had 5 players selected to 2022 Pro Bowl: LB SHAQUIL BARRETT, QB TOM BRADY, C RYAN JENSEN, G ALI MARPET & T TRISTAN WIRFS.
• TAMPA BAY ranked 2nd in NFL in scoring offense (30.1 points per game) & total offense (405.9 yards per game) & led the NFC in rushing defense (92.5 yards per game allowed).
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