NFL playoffs: What We Learned from Lions' win over Buccaneers in NFC Divisional Round

1. Jared Goff comes alive in the fourth quarter. On Sunday, Goff didn't come out on fire the way he did against the Rams, starting the game 2 of 6 passing with a third-down pass batted down and a wayward pass that should have been intercepted by the Bucs' Jamel Dean in the end zone. Goff did settle in, hitting seven straight passes at one point, but a lot of his completions were short. All the momentum favored Tampa when Rachaad White scored at the end of the third quarter, but Goff and the Lions' offense got hot to start the fourth quarter. Goff hit his first 11 passes for 131 yards and a TD in the fourth quarter, leading touchdown drives of 75 and 89 yards to give the Lions a two-score lead. When the Bucs made it a one-score game late, Goff and the Lions stayed aggressive but couldn't quite close it out, needing Derrick Barnes' interception in the final two minutes to seal it. There were also plenty of assists for Goff's effort, including the run game, some terrific play calls (check out the 29-yard throwback to Brock Wright) and some brilliant individual efforts (including Amon-Ra St. Brown's 16-yard catch on a crucial third-and-15). There was also a Lions offensive line that gutted it out despite Jonah Jackson and Frank Ragnow getting hurt, although Ragnow returned and was a big part of the win. But without Goff's fourth-quarter rally, the Lions might have been at home next week.

2. Baker Mayfield's fourth-quarter pick ends comeback season. Mayfield bet on himself this season with a one-year deal, and the bet paid off. The Bucs scratched their way into the playoffs, beat the defending NFC champs in the first round and gave the Lions everything they could handle on Sunday. Mayfield had a lot to do with that success,