After battling through a series of tough losses and outdueling the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, the Washington Football Team was able to successfully avenge last year's close loss to the reigning Super Bowl champs. With Sunday's big win, Washington was able to work their way back into the NFC playoff hunt and position themselves for another surprise postseason appearance. Nonetheless, in this post we're releasing our Washington Football Team Week 10 takeaways.

In spite of their horrifically inconsistent play, Washington was able to look past their recent shortcomings and pull off a major upset win in Week 10. With so much going for them after a productive win this weekend, we'll take a look at three major takeaways from Washington's shocking Week 10 upset of Tom Brady and the almighty Buccaneers.

Washington Football Team Week 10 Takeaways

Taylor Heinicke outdueled Tom Brady 

Even though he's one of the streakiest quarterback's in the league, Taylor Heinicke brought his A-game on Sunday while successfully outplaying reigning Super Bowl MVP and future Hall-Of-Famer Tom Brady. With 256 passing yards on 26 of 32 attempts to go along with a touchdown on the day, Heinicke was able to match wits with Brady and lead Washington to a much-needed win in commanding fashion.

Heinicke isn't always hitting on all cylinders, but when he's on like he was this past weekend, Washington's offense is absolutely unstoppable and playing at their absolute best. If they want to come away with more quality wins and keep pace in the loaded NFC wild card race then Washington will need Heinicke to be at his level best for the rest of the season.

Antonio Gibson came through for Washington in crunch time 

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Despite having a very mediocre rushing day, Antonio Gibson did come away with two timely touchdowns for Washington and delivered for his team when they needed it most. After all he did score the game winning touchdown that helped seal the win for Washington while helping them keep their season alive.

As they aim to turn things around and make this year's playoffs, Washington will need a balanced attack on offense and Gibson will have to continually contribute to this by giving Washington a ton of production out the backfield for them. All of this aside, Gibson came through for Washington and delivered two crucial scores that allowed them come away a big win in Week 10.

William Jackson III and Bobby McCain disrupted the Bucs' passing game 

With a strong defensive showing from their secondary and two big interceptions that shifted the momentum for Washington, it goes without saying that William Jackson III and Bobby McCain played a big part in disrupting Tampa Bay's aerial assault. After their two big takeaways that led to a couple scores for Washington, it became apparent that Jackson and McCain were both the difference makers for Washington on defense and they needed to continue setting the tone – especially after Chase Young was forced to leave the game with an untimely injury.

As they continue their journey to climb the ranks of the top-heavy NFC, Washington will most definitely need key contributions from their deep and talented defensive unit that's shown they can run with the best of them. So keep an eye out for more big performances from Jackson and McCain throughout the remainder of this season.