LIVE UPDATES: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers open up divisional play on the road against the New Orleans Saints inside the Caesars Dome on Sunday afternoon. Both teams came away with victories last week in different fashions.The Pirates overwhelmed the Cattle rustlers on Sunday Night Football while the Holy people struggled, thinking back to the final quarter to escape Atlanta with a success for first-year lead trainer Dennis Allen.
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The Saints have handled the Buccaneers over the last few years in the regular season. New Orleans has defeated Tom Brady four straight times since he signed with the Buccaneers in 2020.Brady triumphed ultimately during the end of the season games, directing Tampa Inlet to a 30-20 triumph out and about in transit to a Super Bowl title.
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PREGAME:
— Chris Godwin, Donovan Smith, Julio Jones, Kyle Rudolph, Ke’Shawn Vaughn, Kyle Trask, and Zyon McCollum are idle for Tampa Cove.
— Alvin Kamara, Paulson Adebo, Tre’Quan Smith, Wyatt Davis, Scratch Vannett, and Payton Turner are idle for New Orleans.
FIRST QUARTER:
— Tampa Narrows wins the throw and concedes. New Orleans will begin with the football.
— Consecutive first down runs by Imprint Ingram. Antoine Winfield Jr. saved what might have been a score.
— Buccaneers only rush three and Jameis Winston finds Michael Thomas in an open hole in the zone coverage.
— Taysom Hill keeps it himself and gets into the red zone after a gain of 13 yards. New Orleans is winning the battle at the line of scrimmage early on.
— Third and short coming up for the defense.
— Winston’s pass is low and New Orleans will attempt a 31-yard field goal.
— The kick is good from Will Lutz and the Saints take a 3-0 lead with 9:02 remaining in the first quarter.
—— Tampa Cove starts at its own 25-yard line.
— Tom Brady hits Scotty Mill operator on the sideline for 23 yards on third and long for a transformation.
— Third down once more and Brady associates with Mike Evans for another first.
— Brady finds Russell Gage for a short increase to raise third and 1.
— Hainsey and Brady battled with the snap trade and New Orleans recuperates the bungle.
— The Marauders sack Winston on third down however an individual foul gives New Orleans a free first down.
— Linebacker Devin White brings Ingram down after an increase of 3.
— Shaq Barrett handles Taysom Slope for a misfortune and the Holy people will dropkick.
— Jaelon Darden fair gets the dropkick at the Marauders’ 23-yard line.
— Leonard Fournette finds six yards to one side.
— Brady’s pass is inadequate and that is the finish of the quarter. Holy people lead 3-0.
SECOND QUARTER:
— Mike Evans gets free on third down for a 41-yard gain.
— Fournette runs over Tyrann Mathieu for 13 yards and another first down.
— Short run from Fournette and an incompletion bring up third and long inside the red zone.
— Fournette comes up shy of the first down marker on third down.
— Todd Bowles elects to go for it on fourth down and Fournette is stuffed. New Orleans takes back over following the turnover.
— Winston throws short to Ingram and it’s 3rd and 7 for the Saints.
— Tampa Straight powers an inadequacy and New Orleans will dropkick in the future.
— Jaelon Darden returns the dropkick for 17 yards to midfield. Tampa Narrows beginning in magnificent field position.
— Premature move on the Pirates. third and 13 coming up for the offense.
— Tampa Sound goes three and out and will dropkick interestingly today.
— Jake Camarda’s dropkick goes for 42 yards to stick the Holy people at their own 7.
— New Orleans runs play-activity however Winston’s pass is behind Chris Olave.
— Winston tosses over the center to Michael Thomas for a first down.
— Thomas gets another however he’s called for hostile pass impedance. The punishment pushes the Holy people back to second and 14.
— Offsides on Tampa Bay makes it 3rd and 5.
— Chris Olave comes back to a pass to convert for the Saints.
— Winston fumbles but an offensive lineman falls on it to force fourth down.
— Saints punt and pin the Buccaneers at their own 13.
— False start on Tampa Bay.
— Buccaneers go three and out and Camarda punts again. New Orleans has the ball at its own 36 with 1:43 remaining in the half.
— The pass is short on third down but a questionable penalty gives the Saints a first down.
— Antoine Winfield handles Winston for a misfortune on third down. The Holy people take a postponement of game punishment with 28 seconds left and will dropkick.
— Pirates have the ball with 23 seconds remaining and three breaks at their own 14.
— Tampa Straight takes a knee. The Pirates trail 3-0 at the half.
Second from last QUARTER:
— Brady interfaces on his initial two passes of the final part yet a holding punishment makes it second and 16.
— Third and long for Tampa Straight.
— A guarded holding punishment gives the Pirates a programmed first down.
— Brady tosses profound for Evans however the pass is separated by Marshon Lattimore.
— Scotty Mill operator can’t pull in that frame of mind from Brady and Tampa Cove will dropkick on its most memorable ownership of the second from last quarter.
— Camarda’s punt is downed at the New Orleans 16.
— The Saints go three and out and will punt right back to Tampa Bay.
— The Buccaneers are back in business at their own 23. Still zero points on the board.
— Rachaad White carries for a short gain and Breshad Perriman brings in a short pass to make it third down.
New Orleans is challenging the ruling on the field.
— The ruling on the field is reversed. The completion from Brady to Perriman is taken off the board to make it 3rd and 8.
— Brady shrugs and hits Perriman to the left for a first down conversion.
— Cameron Jordan tackles White for a loss of one.
— Brady’s pass is knocked down at the line of scrimmage. 3rd and 10 for the Buccaneers.
— Perriman comes up short of the fourth down marker. Tampa Bay will attempt a field goal to tie the game.
— Ryan Succop associates on a 47-yard field objective to make it 3-3 with 6:44 to play in the second from last quarter.
— The opening shot goes for a touchback. New Orleans takes over at its own 25.
— Winston stays alive in the pocket and hits Thomas on the sideline for a first down.
— Ingram tracks down an opening up the center for 12 yards and a first down.
— Devin White misses a tackle and the Holy people exploit it for another transformation.
— Logan Ryan powers Imprint Ingram to bungle inside the red zone and the Marauders recuperate. Enormous stop for Tampa Cove to keep New Orleans from re-starting to lead the pack.
— Two runs from Fournette raise third and 1 as the quarter finishes up.