Not to mention the animosity between the teams that again reared its head with a benches-clearing brawl in that September game precipitated by yet another dustup between Bucs receiver Mike Evans and Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore. Tell me that wouldn’t appeal to the Bucs, who earlier this season snapped a seven-game, regular-season losing streak to the Saints with a 20-10 win at New Orleans and who have lost won four straight to the Saints at Raymond James Stadium. At the same time, they would drop the Saints two games back. Win tonight, and the Bucs will give themselves a 1-1/2-game cushion, plus the tiebreaker advantage they hold over the Falcons thanks to their head-to-head win in October. The Bucs settled for a 21-yard Ryan Succop field goal and 3-0 lead with 6:25 remaining in the first quarter. Brady threw a swing pass to Fournette in the right flat, but the running back was brought down by Marcus Maye 3 yards short of the end zone. But a Fournette run and Godwin reception netted just 2 yards, setting up third and goal from the 4. A dump pass to Fournette picked up 4 more yards, making it third and 1 from the 13.įournette burst through a huge hole up the middle, gaining 7 yards to the 6. That’s when Fournette got involved, catching a short pass over the middle for 5 yards and a first down to the 22, then carrying for 5 yards to the 17. After a screen pass for White fell incomplete, Tampa Bay faced third and 4. White then ran for 6, moving the Bucs to the 30. White then carried twice more for 8 yards, bringing up third and 2 from the 47.īrady again connected with Godwin on an out pattern for a first down, this time for 6 yards to the New Orleans 47.Īn 11-yard completion to Russell Gage advanced the ball to the 36. Running backs Rachaad White (14 yards) and Leonard Fournette (13) combined for 27 on the ground.Īfter White lost a yard on the opening play from scrimmage, Brady found Chris Godwin for 14 yards and a first down at the Tampa Bay 39. Tom Brady completed 7 of his 8 passes on the drive for 45 yards. Outside linebacker Carl Nassib also had a sack. Inside linebacker Lavonte David led the Bucs’ defense with 12 total tackles, 10 unassisted, one sack and two tackles for loss. White ran for 28 yards and caught six passes for another 41. Leonard Fournette ran for a team-leading 49 yards on 10 carries. Mike Evans had four receptions for 59 yards. Chris Godwin caught eight passes for 63 yards. Tampa Bay (6-6) extended its lead in the NFC South, where it leads Atlanta (5-8) by 1-1/2 games, Carolina (4-8) by 2 and New Orleans (4-9) by 2-1/2 with five games remaining in the regular season.īrady completed 36 of 54 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Ryan Succop put Tampa Bay ahead 3-0 with a 21-yard field goal on the Bucs’ opening possession before New Orleans scored the next 16 points. They seemed to win it three plays earlier on a 5-yard pass from Brady to Chris Godwin, but left tackle Donovan Smith was penalized for holding, pushing the Bucs back to the 15. THAT JUST HAPPENED /hma34IOiXm- Sports by Tampa Bay Times December 6, 2022
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