![]() ![]() While the suspension will not be welcome news to Tampa Bay, the incidents seemed to galvanize the Bucs on Sunday as Brady connected with wide receiver Breshad Perriman for a 28-yard touchdown in the team’s next series to put Tampa Bay up 10-3.Īfter a 47-yard Ryan Succop field goal to extend the lead with 5:50 left in the game, the Bucs sealed it when Mike Edwards picked off Saints QB Jameis Winston and returned it 68 yards for a touchdown. Check out his game-by-game predictions below: Week 1 at Minnesota Vikings: Loss (0-1). ![]() Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette and wide receiver Mike Evans intervened, sparking a skirmish that eventually led to the ejections of Lattimore and Evans.Įvans was later suspended for one game without pay by the NFL on Monday for “violations of unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct.” His frustrations simmered over into the fourth quarter and, after a third-down incomplete pass with the score tied 3-3, he came to blows with New Orleans cornerback Marshon Lattimore. With 10:48 remaining in the third quarter and trailing the Saints 3-0, Brady took out his anger on the sidelines by throwing a Microsoft tablet to the ground. Tampa Bay won their only meeting with Green Bay this season in convincing fashion at 38-10.Tom Brady snapped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ seven-game losing streak against the New Orleans Saints as his team overcame a fraught game filled with scuffles and frayed nerves to seal a 20-10 victory in Louisiana.įour of those seven losses have come since Brady arrived at Tampa Bay, and those three years of frustration seemed to weigh on the seven-time Super Bowl winner. ![]() Early reports indicate the temperature will be in the twenties for that matchup. Now Tampa Bay will get their winter coats and head to Wisconsin where the #1 seeded Green Bay Packers await. Ross Jackson follow Aug10:23 pm CT The New Orleans Saints came up short against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, losing their second preseason game by a final score of. Devin White, and Mike Edwards also had INTs, with Antoine Winfield forcing a fumble too. A Super Bowl hangover and the NFL lockout werent about to slow down Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. One shocking moment came in the first half when Saints head coach Sean Payton dialed up some trickery, bringing in former Bucs QB Jameis Winston, who took a reverse handoff then chucked the ball 56 yards down field for a touchdown to Tre'Quan Smith.īut the Bucs defense was the story of the second half, with Sean Murphy-Bunting intercepting a Brees pass and nearly returning it for a score. The game may have been Brees' last, as the FOX NFL pregame show reported it would be his last game at the Superdome, indicating he is strongly considering retirement. Brady did have two passing TDs, one to Mike Evans and one to Fournette. Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones had a pretty even workload, and logged more than 120 yards between them.įor a matchup of two Hall of Fame quarterbacks in Tom Brady and Drew Brees, neither QB had more than 200 yards. Tampa Bay was also able to get the running game going, something they couldn't do in the 38-3 loss at the hands of the Saints last time these two teams met. ![]() The two normally high-powered offenses were kept somewhat quiet in the first half, with a 13-13 tie going into halftime. The Bucs didn't turn the ball over at all. Few observers would be position as well as Drew Brees to comment on the New Orleans Saints’ huge 38-3 victory over the Green Bay Packers, so it’s a good thing he was available on the. The win came largely on the shoulders of four turnovers forced by the Bucs defense, three of which led to touchdowns. After two regular season losses to New Orleans, Tampa Bay won when it counted most, with a 30-20 victory in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. NEW ORLEANS - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have finally exorcised their demons against the New Orleans Saints. ![]()
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