![]() ![]() In the fourth quarter, with the score still tied at 3, the Saints made a big stop on a third-and-five with an incomplete pass from their own 29-yard line. A "game within the game" in the last five years has been the battle between Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore and Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans. Now division rivals for the last 20 years, it has reached the boiling point often, in the last decade especially. Bad blood: The rivalry between the Saints and Buccaneers is well-documented. In two games, the Saints defense has registered just one sack.ģ. If there is a caveat, for the second straight week, the defense was unable to get to the quarterback, sacking Brady only once, despite a makeshift Tampa offensive line. Brady was a little more effective than Fournette, but still in the grand scheme of things, pedestrian, throwing for 190 yards and a quarterback rating of 79.3. After Leonard Fournette torched Dallas last week for 122 yards on 21 carries, the Saints defense held him to 65 yards on 24 carries, just a 2.7 average per carry. ![]() Tampa did not score until a Ryan Succop's 47-yard field goal in the third quarter, snapping a six and a half quarter scoreless streak against the Saints defense. After a self-admitted rough outing last week against the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans again stymied Tom Brady and the Buccaneers to only one offensive touchdown and two field goals. D Up: The New Orleans Saints came up short in the 20-10 loss Sunday, but it wasn't because of the play of the defense, which gave the Saints a chance to win up until the end. ![]()
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