TAMPA BAY (2-5) at NEW ORLEANS (5-2)
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OPENING LINE – Saints by 6+
Article continues below ...RECORD VS. SPREAD – Tampa Bay 1-5-1, New Orleans 4-3
SERIES RECORD – Saints lead 31-19
LAST MEETING – Saints beat Buccaneers 31-24, Dec. 24, 2016
LAST WEEK – Buccaneers lost to Panthers 17-3; Saints beat Bears 20-12
AP PRO32 RANKING – Buccaneers No. 28, Saints No. 8
BUCCANEERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (4), RUSH (29) PASS (2)
BUCCANEERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (29), RUSH (17) Jared Veldheer Jersey , PASS (30)
SAINTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (2), RUSH (14), PASS (4)
SAINTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (20), RUSH (21), PASS (17)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Buccaneers have lost five of last six in Superdome, with lone win in that span in 2015. … Saints coach Sean Payton is 6-4 at home vs. Bucs, did not coach in 2012 Saints win over Bucs while suspended. … Tampa Bay coach Dirk Koetter is 1-1 vs. Saints as Bucs coach. … Buccaneers QB Jameis Winston has 300 yards passing in four of last six outings. … WR Desean Jackson faces Saints for first time as Buccaneer. … Since 2016 Tyvon Branch Jersey , Bucs WR Mike Evans ranks fourth in NFL with 1,840 yards receiving, third in league with 16 TD catches. … Buccaneers’ defense allowing 386.4 yards per game. … Tampa Bay’s Cameron Brate had TD catch in last meeting, leads NFL TEs with 12 TDs since 2016. … Gerald McCoy leads NFL DTs in sacks since 2013 with 35+. … Former LSU LB Kendell Beckwith leads Bucs and NFL rookies with 47 tackles. … S Chris Conte had nine tackles, INT last week. … Saints QB Drew Brees completed 82.1 percent (23 of 28) for 299 yards last week vs. Chicago defense that came in ranked sixth vs. pass. … Brees has 6,011 completions in 240 career games, fastest in NFL history to 6,000 J. J. Nelson Jersey , joined Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre (6,300) and Peyton Manning (6,125) as only players in NFL history with 6,000 career completions. … RB Mark Ingram had 99 scrimmage yards, rushing TD last week, but also two fumbles. He has 294 yards rushing, four TDs in past three games. … RB Alvin Kamara had rushing TD last week, ranks second among NFL rookies with 31 catches. … DE Cameron Jordan has 3+ sacks A.Q. Shipley Jersey , INT-TD in past four contests at home. … CB Marshon Lattimore ranks second among NFC rookies with seven passes defended, has INT in past two matches at home. … S Kenny Vaccaro leads Saints with three INTs, led Saints with nine tackles, had half- sack last week. … Rookie DE Trey Hendrickson had sack last week, his second this season. … Fantasy Tip: Brees could have big day vs. Bucs’ struggling pass defense. Top target this season has been WR Michael Thomas, who had seven catches for 77 yards vs. Bears last week.
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