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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers not only beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card round of the NFC playoffs — they put the clamps on them the entire night.
The Eagles only scored nine points in their game against the Bucs, going 0-for-9 on third down and not converting on fourth down, either. Tampa Bay came into the game with a stifling gameplan, rushing six at the line and aggressively blitzing to put pressure on quarterback Jalen Hurts. It paid dividends, and not only did the defensive line feast, but the secondary benefitted.
Pro Football Focus thought highly of every position group in their weekly grades. See who they had as the 10 highest-graded defensive players for the game:
1
DT Calijah Kancey
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Overall grade: 82.0
2
CB Jamel Dean
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Overall grade: 77.4
3
DT William Gholston
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Overall grade: 77.0
4
CB Carlton Davis III
Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports
Overall grade: 76.4
5
CB Christian Izien
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Overall grade: 71.3
6
DT Greg Gaines
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Overall grade: 69.9
7
LB Devin White
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Overall grade: 66.6
8
LB K.J. Britt
Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports
Overall grade: 66.4
9
DT Vita Vea
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
Overall grade: 65.9
10
DT Pat O’Connor
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Overall grade: 63.3

