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Following nearly four full months of obscurity, Scotty Miller formally has resurfaced.
A week after scoring on a 33-yard end-around against the Panthers, Miller came up huge on the biggest special-teams play of the afternoon Sunday, making initial contact with Eagles punt returner Jalen Reagor on his fumble that was recovered by Ross Cockrell. He also had a 9-yard run and 8-yard catch.
"That’s two for Scotty now," said Arians, alluding to Miller’s recovery of a fumbled punt at Indianapolis. "I was very apprehensive about him being a gunner with his size (5-foot-10, 174 pounds), and man, he’s turned out to be a heck of a gunner. That’s two fumble causes and recoveries. He’s playing his ass off."
By the numbers
2 Times the Bucs have shut out the opponent in the first half of a playoff game. They led the the Lions 13-0 after one half of a 20-10 wild-card victory in 1997.
3 Postseason touchdown catches by Mike Evans and Rob Gronkowski in their Bucs careers, tied for most in franchise history.
4 Interceptions this season by safety Mike Edwards, which lead the team. Edwards intercepted Jalen Hurts in his own end zone with 43 seconds to play in the first half.
9 Receptions Sunday by Evans, a franchise record for a playoff game.
28 Different quarterbacks Tom Brady has beaten in the playoffs.
85 Total postseason touchdown passes thrown by Brady.
84 Combined postseason touchdown passes thrown by Brett Favre and Peyton Manning.
321 Evans’ career postseason receiving yards, 54 shy of Keyshawn Johnson’s franchise record.
Audibles
"Jacks, that’s the goal-line personnel that we have. As tight ends, we’re all jacked." - Gronkowski on the four-tight-end package the Bucs used near the goal line Sunday "Whatever team plays the most man coverage." - Evans, when asked which team he’d prefer to face next
Joey Knight, The Tampa Times, published 17 January 2022
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