Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting has hot a sixth gear in the postseason thus far. He has an interception in his first three postseason games making him the fourth player in the Super Bowl era to do so. Murphy-Bunting joins some prestigious company with his performance in the first half.
The four players in the Super Bowl era with an interception in each of their first three postseason games:
– Pro Football Hall of Famer Aeneas Williams (four-straight)
– Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed
– @Buccaneers CB Sean Murphy-Bunting
– Jason Sehom— Buccaneers Communications (@BuccaneersComms) January 24, 2021
This also ties a franchise record of postseason interceptions.
Sean Murphy-Bunting picks off Aaron Rodgers to become just the fourth player in the Super Bowl era to record an interception in each of his first three career postseason games.
His three postseason interceptions are tied for the most in team history.
— Buccaneers Communications (@BuccaneersComms) January 24, 2021
The last time a player recorded an interception in three consecutive postseason games was Seattles Kam Chancellor back in 2015.
Murphy-Bunting is the first player to record an interception in at least three-consecutive postseason games since Kam Chancellor (1/19/14-1/10/15) and the first to do so in a single postseason since R.W. McQuarters in 2007.
— Buccaneers Communications (@BuccaneersComms) January 24, 2021
The second half the the NFC Championship game is underway with the Buccaneers up 21-10 over the number one seed Green Bay Packers. Stay tuned to BucsReport.com for analysis and reactions from this game.
