Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys match: All you need to know about NFL playoff game

In the National Football League (NFL) playoffs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys will clash on Monday (January 16).

The stage is set for the NFL playoffs and it is time to either win or pack bags to go home. Although the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be playing at home and have also won the NFC South, Dallas Cowboys seem to be the favorite to win, as per media reports. The Cowboys had finished second in the NFC East.

This comes as the Dallas Cowboys are going 12-5 in the season whereas the Bucs are struggling with just 8-9.

However, the Cowboys fared badly against the Washington Commanders. To ensure Cowboys win, Dak Prescott needs to perform well as he gave a dismal performance in the last match. Some previously injured players are also returning to the team, so it may be helpful for the Cowboys.

Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who has not had his best year till now, can anytime pose trouble for the Cowboys.

Match timings

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys match will be held on January 16, 2023 at 8:15 p.m. EST. The location is Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida.It will be shown on TV channels like ESPN/ABC, ESPN2-Manningcast, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes. It will also be streamed on Sling TV.

From knitted mittens to cowboy hugs, Joe Biden’s inauguration saw some lighter moments

Sanders’ style

Security was intense and the atmosphere muted without a large crowd, but Joe Biden’s inauguration still threw up some lighter moments, reports AFP. Veteran left-winger Bernie Sanders, 79, was one of the scattering of guests, and the senator from Vermont made an instant impact on social media. Huddled up on a folding chair, with arms crossed, wearing huge knitted mittens and a green coat to ward off the wintery conditions, Sanders watched his former rival become president.

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Vermont fashion

Sanders, who arrived carrying a large brown envelope, was compared to a grandfather stopping in at the inauguration on the way to the post office, or perhaps he was off to pick up a doctor’s prescription. His wife Jane O’Meara Sanders embraced the look — tweeting “Vermont jacket, Vermont gloves, Vermont common sense!”

Social distancing fashion

Once all the guests were seated and well wrapped up, Lady Gaga was escorted down the stairs wearing a ball gown with a billowing red skirt to sing the national anthem. The pop star’s fashion statement — designed by Schiaparelli — was quickly hailed as the perfect outfit… to ensure social distancing.

Bible musings

For his swearing in, Joe Biden put his left hand on his family Bible, an extra-large version which fascinated internet users. Some wondered if it was printed in a big font to help Biden, aged 78, read it. CNN said the five-inch (13 centimeter) thick Bible has been in the Biden family since 1893, with the new president also using it at his swearing-in ceremonies as vice president in 2009 and 2013.

Cowboy instincts

After the inauguration, country music star Garth Brooks — wearing blue jeans and a shiny belt buckle — sang a solemn rendition of “Amazing Grace.” Perhaps forgetting the pandemic for a moment, he then put his cowboy hat back on and ran around without a mask to greet various dignitaries before diving into a hug with former president George W. Bush.

Why will it be held on Monday?

The game will be featured on Monday night. The trend to hold a NFL prime-time playoff game for a day other than Saturday or Sunday had started last year. It was a part of the expanded postseason of the NFL. It now features seven teams from each conference and two additional wild-card games.

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The NFL and ESPN had agreed to a five-year deal to bring wild-card games to Monday Night Football. So, till 2025, there will be an ‘MNF’ game on Super Wild Card Weekend every year.

FAQs:

Which teams are playing on ‘Monday Night Football’?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys.
Where is the Cowboys vs Buccaneers – Monday Night Football game taking place?
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida.

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