In the final game of Week 13, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take on divisional rivals New Orleans Saints in Monday Night Football.
Both Tampa and New Orleans lost last week, the Bucks lost to the Browns in a rather embarrassing overtime game, and the Saints were shut out by the 49ers. They each try to get on track here. Tampa Bay won the first game between these two teams in Week 2. In this game, then-Saints quarterback Jameis Winston had his three interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown.
Which of these two NFC South teams will be back on the winning line on Monday night? Before we delve into matchmaking, let’s take a look at how to spectate a game.
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date: Monday, December 5 | time: 8:15 PM ET
position: Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
tv set: ESPN | stream: fuboTV (Try it for free)
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odds: Buccaneers -3.5, O/U 41 (Courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook)
when the saints have the ball
This side of the match comes down to injury. Tampa Bay has listed Sean Murphy Bunting, Antoine Winfield Jr., and Mike Edwards as suspect, and has listed Vita Bear and Hakeem Hicks as suspect. Either way, the Bucks are likely to be shorthanded in the defensive backfield, but things are obviously much different when their star contributors aren’t up front.
Andy Dalton has been very up and down under center for the Saints, but he’s been more aggressive this year in actually pushing the ball out onto the field than he’s been in years. When he started in Dallas in 2020, he averaged just 6.8 air yards per attempt, 6.9 yards per attempt when he was in Chicago last season, and a maximum of 6.9 air yards per attempt in New Orleans. 7.9 yards.
Rookie wideout Chris Olave was his top target on the outside and Alvin Kamara was the man underneath. , Kamala had 6.8 targets and 50.4 receiving yards per game. Unless tight end Juwan Johnson can stretch the field to the seam, New Orleans’ passing attack could focus more on those two guys. Olave is likely to see a lot of Carlton his Davis given the state of both the Tampa secondary and his wide receiver room in New Orleans, while Labonte his David is a regular in coverage against Kamala. need to work.
If Vea and/or Hicks can play, the Bucs have some advantages up front against the Saints’ offensive line, which they are coping without center Erik McCoy, but can bring rookie tackle Trevor Penning back into the mix. there is. Penning played six snaps against the 49ers last week, with James Hurst taking the majority of them. Tampa’s run defense hasn’t been as penetrating this season as it’s been in the last few seasons, so perhaps a Kamala overdose could come in here.
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When the Buccaneers have the ball
Back in Week 2, Tom Brady finally got his first regular season win against the Saints as a Buccaneer. It was one of the best games he put together against New Orleans since arriving.Dennis Allen’s defense has almost always had Brady’s number in the past few years.
| Year | week | WL | complete | attack | complete% | yard | TDs | integer | RTGs | bag | yard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | Small 23-24 | twenty three | 36 | 63.89 | 239 | 2 | 2 | 78.4 | 3 | 15 |
| 2020 | 9 | Small 3-38 | twenty two | 38 | 57.89 | 209 | 0 | 3 | 40.4 | 3 | twenty three |
| 2021 | 8 | L27-36 | 28 | 40 | 70.00 | 375 | Four | 2 | 112.0 | 3 | twenty five |
| 2021 | 15 | bottom 0-9 | 26 | 48 | 54.17 | 214 | 0 | 1 | 57.1 | Four | 30 |
| 2022 | 2 | West 20-10 | 18 | 34 | 52.94 | 190 | 1 | 0 | 79.3 | 1 | 2 |
Even in the Bucks’ playoff victory over the Saints, Brady only went 18-of-33 for 199 yards, but managed two touchdowns against no interceptions. Still, six yards on one attempt isn’t particularly Brady-like.
Allen’s defense has been battered heading into this matchup and has not been as strong this season as in recent years.The Saints are 15th in the Football Outsiders’ defensive DVOA compared to 3rd last season and 2nd in 2020 Ranked in But each dip is worth noting. The Saints also entered the contest, with (deep breath) Peyton Turner and PJ Williams out, Marshon Lattimore, Pete Warner, Bradley Robbie, and Kentavius Street all in question.
Lattimore has had memorable head-to-head confrontations with Mike Evans over the years. He beat Evans by and large and definitely played a key role in Brady’s struggles in this matchup. A passing game that flows through Chris Godwin in the slot is more likely to bring success to the Bucks, but your best bet for moving the ball efficiently is Rashard his White or Leonard behind his Fournette. Run in may be to rediscover his game. That’s usually not the case in 2022, but that might be the case here, given Brady’s struggles in this matchup and the Bucks’ struggles this season as a whole.
White had 22 carries for 105 yards back in Germany before the buy. But the Bucks don’t have Starlight his tackle on the team’s best offensive, his lineman Tristan Wirfs, so he may have a lot of work to do on his own.
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predict: Buccaneers 20, Saints 16