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| Date | January 24, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 7,772 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Fox | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020 National Football Conference (NFC) Championship Game was played between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Green Bay Packers on January 24, 2021, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. After signing quarterback Tom Brady and trading for tight end Rob Gronkowski, the Buccaneers went 11–5 and made the playoffs as a Wild Card team. The Packers finished the season with a record of 13–3 for the second straight season, good enough for the first seed and a first-round bye in the playoffs. The Buccaneers beat the Washington Football Team 31–23 in the Wild Card round and then beat the New Orleans Saints 30–20 in the Divisional round. After their first round bye, the Packers beat the Los Angeles Rams 32–18 in the Divisional round.
As the first seed, the Packers had home field advantage and hosted the Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game. The Buccaneers took a 21–10 lead into halftime after Brady connected with Scotty Miller for a 39-yard touchdown pass right before the end of the half. The Buccaneers expanded their lead to 28–10 at the beginning of the third quarter, before Aaron Rodgers led two consecutive touchdown drives to bring the score to 28–23 (after their second touchdown, the Packers failed at a two-point conversion). In the fourth quarter, the Buccaneers made a field goal to expand their lead to eight points. After driving down close to the end zone with over two minutes left in the game, Packers coach Matt LaFleur decided to kick a field goal and hope for his defense to get the ball back. After a controversial penalty on Kevin King, the Buccaneers were able to run out the clock and secure their berth in Super Bowl LV, where they would go on to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31–9. The game helped rekindle an historic rivalry between the two teams and was featured on the television program NFL's Greatest Games.
Background
editGame summary
editFirst half
editSecond half
editBox score
edit| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Buccaneers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Packers | 0 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: January 24, 2021
- Game time: 2:05 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 29 °F (−2 °C)
- Game attendance: 7,772[a]
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
- Recap, Game Book
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Analysis
editAftermath
editLegacy
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ Attendance at the game was limited to 9,000 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin.[1]
References
edit- ^ Bursiek Kloehn, Alexandria (January 24, 2021). "Fans excited to be back, cheering as the Packers play in the NFC championship game". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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