Buccaneers vs. Washington brings the Tom Brady vs. Alex Smith matchup to primetime in the NFL's wild-card round on the first day of the .Tampa Bay travels to the nation's capital for an 8:15 p.m. ET start on NBC. Brady's having one of the best seasons of his NFL career, throwing four touchdowns in Week 17 to get up to 40 scores through the air on the season. Smith is an inspirational story in his own right, having returned this Bill Lee Jersey season from a gruesome 2018 leg injury.Brady's got all sorts of talent to throw to, starting with Mike Evans, Antonio Brown, Chris Godwin and Rob Gronkowski. Evans suffered a knee injury in Week 17, though, and could be limited at best against Washington.BUCCANEERS vs. WASHINGTON PICKSThe Washington offense feels a lot like a band of players overcome non-believers. Smith David Price Jersey made it back from his leg injury. Starting running back Antonio Gibson was a college receiver. Secondary running back J.D. McKi sic is a journeyman. Terry McLaurin slid in the draft out of Ohio State. Logan Thomas at tight end is a converted quarterback. Together, they won just enough games to win the NFC East.Of course, one of the NFL's more controversial rules comes into play here, as despite the Buccaneers' 11-5 record, they'll travel to play at Washington, who finished 7-9. That's because a division champion, in this case the Washington Football Team, always starts the playoffs with a home game.Below is all the info you need to watch Buccaneers vs. Washington on , including the TV channels and kickoff time.MORE: What channel is Craig Kimbrel Jersey Buccaneers vs. Washington on today?TV channel (national): NBCTV channel (Tampa): WFLATV channel (Washington, D.C.): WRCLive stream: NBC Sports AppNBC has the rights to both prime-time games of wild-card weekend, which means two different broadcast teams will be in play. Buccaneers vs. Washington gets Mike Tirico on play-by-play and Tony Dungy as the color commentator. on Brady could come up during the broadcast.The "Sunday Night Football" crew of Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth will indeed work on Sunday night to call Steelers vs. Browns.MORE: Buccaneers vs. Washington start timeDate: Saturday, Jan Eduardo Rodriguez Jersey . 9Start time: 8:15 p.m. ETThis kickoff time is the same as the usual Monday night kickoff time during the regular season. Washington is coming off a Sunday night game in Week 17, which will have its body clocks lined up to start at this time again in the first round of the playoffs.Buccaneers vs. Washington marks Carl Yastrzemski Jersey the third of three wild-card games on the opening Saturday of the playoffs, with three more scheduled for Sunday.NFL playoff schedule: Wild-card roundBelow is the full NFL wild-card playoff schedule for 2021, complete with TV channels and live stream links.Saturday, Jan. 9MatchupStart timeTV channelColts at Bills1:05 p.m. ETCBSRams at Seahawks4:40 p.m. ETFoxBuccaneers at Washington8:15 p.m. ETNBCSunday, Jan. 10MatchupStart timeTV channelRavens at Titans1:05 p.m. ETESPN/ABCBears at Saints4:40 p.m. ETCBS/Nickelodeon/Amazon PrimeBrowns at Steelers8:15 p.m. ETNBC