The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were able to clinch their spot in the playoffs after defeating the Carolina Panthers 9-0 to win the NFC South on Sunday. The Bucs then had to wait and see how the late slate of games played out to find out who they would be hosting in the Wild Card round – the Dallas Cowboys or the Philadelphia Eagles.
As things continued to play out in both the Eagles’ and Cowboys’ games it became apparent that the Bucs would indeed be hosting the Eagles; a team they lost 25-11 to in Week 3 of this season.
The Eagles haven’t quite been the dominant team they looked to be early on the season, and during their most recent loss on Sunday to the Giants they had suffered a couple of scares including an injury to starting quarterback Jalen Hurts.
Hurts suffered a dislocated middle finger on his throwing hand in the matchup, but it appears he likely avoided a worse injury that could have prevented him from playing in the Wild Card matchup against the Buccaneers.
Hurts avoided completely breaking his finger after x-rays came back negative and will take things day-by-day as he prepares to get ready for Sunday’s chance to move onto the next round of the playoffs.
Luckily, for both sides, each team will have an extra day to get healthy and rest as the game is slated for Monday Night Football. Even with the extra day to get healthy, it will be interesting to see how much the dislocation affects his passes come game time.
