LIVE UPDATES: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6) take on NFC South rival New Orleans Saints (4-8) at 8:15 PM on ESPN. Tom Brady and Todd Bowles are trying to get back into the win column after suffering a loss to the Cleveland Browns last weekend. Dennis Allen and his squad are also trying to get back into the win column after not scoring one point last weekend in a loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
Pregame
- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without QB Kyle Trask, WR Breshad Perriman, CB Sean Murphy-Bunting, S Antoine Winfield Jr., CB Mike Edwards, T Tristan Wirfs and TE Cameron Brate.
- Bucs have activated S Logan Ryan from injured reserve. Leonard Fournette, Vita Vea, Russell Gage and Akiem Hicks are all officially active tonight.
- Safety J.T. Gray, TE Juwan Johnson, OL Lewis Kidd, CB Marshon Lattimore, DE Payton Turner, LB Pete Werner and DB P.J. Williams are all inactive for the New Orleans Saints.
- New Orleans won the toss and elected to differ to the second half, Tampa Bay will receive
First Quarter
- A well balanced 16-play opening drive for the Bucs move the ball methodically down the field against the Saints defense resulting, but they are unable to finish in the redzone as Ryan Succop nets a 21-yard FG to put the Bucs up 3-0 halfway through the first quarter.
- The Bucs force a third down on the Saints' opening drive and Lavonte David comes away with sack to force New Orleans to punt.
- The Bucs second drive stalls after a first down. Camarda comes onto punt and pins the Saints inside their own 15 yard line.
- Jamel Dean makes a good play on the ball to force an incompletion, but immediately gets beat deep on the next play by Rashid Shaheed as the Saints continue to drive late in the 1st quarter.
- Saints get called for a hold and forced into a 2nd and 16 before Andy Dalton completes a pass to Jarvis Landry to get half the yardage back at the end of the quarter.
- Bucs lead the Saints 3-0 after one.
Second Quarter
- Bucs looking to get things going on offense, stall, as Brady underthrows and then overthrows his wide receivers. Both teams punting to each other here early in the second quarter.
- Saints get things going on offense as Andy Dalton has completed multiple third downs to put the Saints in scoring position.
- A wide-open Taysom Hill receives a 30-yard TD pass from Andy Dalton on busted coverage by the Bucs to put the Saints in the lead 7-3 with just over half the quarter remaining.
- Bucs' special teams' coverage not showing up as Saints' Rashid Shaheem takes Camarda's punt 41-yards into Bucs' territory, but ultimately are forced to punt back to the Buccaneers.
- Mike Evans' first target and catch of the game comes late in the quarter, is reviewed and turned into a catch. On the next play Brady gives it right back to the Saints on an interception by Demario Davis.
- Saints are able to get a FG after the Bucs turnover, Saints enter the locker room at half up 10-3 on the Buccaneers.
Third Quarter
- Bucs offense sputters on their first drive and Rachaad White fumbles on third and long. Saints take over.
- After a methodical drive down the field, the Bucs defense holds strong limiting the Saints to a 21-yard Will Lutz FG. Saints lead the Bucs 13-3.
- Leonard Fournette getting the bulk of work on offense after White's fumble.
- Bucs end the third quarter with a pass well short of the marker on third down to Cade Otton.
- After 3, Saints 13 Bucs 3.
Fourth Quarter
- Bucs punt to begin the fourth instead of going for it, Saints take over at their own 20.
- Bucs aren't able to get a stop on third down as Andy Dalton completes a 26-yard pass to Chris Olave.
- Saints convert another 3rd down, this time due to a pass interference call on Carlton Davis.
- Saints' RB Mark Ingram is down on the field with an injury, able to get up and walk off under his own power.
- Buccaneers' defense steps up again in the redzone forcing a Will Lutz 29-yard FG that is good. Saints lead 16-3 with just over 8 minutes remaining.
- Buccaneers forced into a 4th and 10 from their own 25. They decide to punt and the crowd is not happy.
- Mike Evans draws a big pass interference to put the Bucs in scoring position and they convert from the 1-yard line on a pass from Brady to Cade Otton. Bucs now trail the Saints 16-10 with 3 minutes remaining.
- Carl Nassib comes away with a huge sack to force 3rd and long for the Saints, and they hold to force the Saints to punt with 2:40 left in the game down 6.
- Brady to Godwin for the game winning TD, but is called back due to hold on Donovan Smith.
- Brady to White for the go ahead TD from 6 yards out! Bucs take the lead 17-16 with 3 seconds remaining.
The Buccaneers somehow someway come away with another late game victory, winning 17-16 against the New Orleans Saints.
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