4 years agoWashington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith (calf) is inactive for Saturday's wild-card contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Backup Taylor Heinicke will start at quarterback. Smith gave Washington the best chance of upsetting the Buccaneers, but Heinicke was solid as a relief QB in Week 16 in the loss to the Panthers, going 12-for-19 for 137 yards and a touchdown, adding 22 rushing yards. While this is probably going to go poorly for Washington, there's some deep-sleeper appeal for Heinicke in DFS contests due to his low salary. But he's also attempted just 77 career passes in three NFL seasons with Washington, Houston and Carolina.--Justin Carter - RotoBaller
Source: Adam Schefter