Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Led by a defensive onslaught in the fourth quarter, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated division rival New Orleans Saints, 20-10. In the final quarter, ...

The defense dominated in the fourth quarter. The Buccaneers found their rhythm in the second half. The Saints held the Buccaneers scoreless in the first half as Dennis Allen's unit imposed their will. The Buccaneers struggled in the first half but gained momentum as the game wore on in Caesars Superdome. Devin White fired up the middle and knocked Winston off his feet for a loss of five – his second sack of the afternoon. In the final quarter, the Buccaneers amassed three takeaways - an instinctual Mike Edwards' pick-six, alongside two diving acrobatic interceptions by Jamel Dean.

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers certainly appear to have a better roster than the New Orleans Saints. Of course, this is nothing new.

Tampa Bay is 2-0 to begin the Todd Bowles era after snapping a multi-game losing streak to New Orleans. Mike Edwards returned the final one 68 yards for a touchdown to pad the scoring column. A personal foul against New Orleans cornerback Bradley Roby gave Tampa Bay new life after failing to convert a third down. The Bucs' offense got into Saints territory in three of their five first-half possessions. The defense forced five total turnovers on the day. The Buccaneers reversed course on Sunday afternoon, burying the Saints 20-10 following a dominant fourth quarter.

Brady tossed a tablet in frustration against the Saints, just as he did in Week 15 of last year.

[Breshad Perriman](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2972460/breshad-perriman) hauled in a 28-yard touchdown pass from Brady. He also lost his backup left tackle, [Josh Wells](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/17283/josh-wells), in the second half to a calf injury. In the fourth quarter, running back Evans and Lattimore were each ejected. Brady and the Buccaneers have had a great deal of trouble scoring against the Saints in recent years. In Week 15 last season, the Bucs were shut out 9-0 at home -- the Bucs' first shutout since 2012 -- and Brady tossed one.

New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers game recap: Everything we know after a brutal 20-10 loss.

0 The Panthers aren’t any good, but they beat the Saints at home last year and New Orleans won’t win many more games if their offense continues to flail around like it did on Sunday. Winston threw two more interceptions, one of them returned 67 yards for a defensive score, adding to a total of five turnovers on the afternoon. Mike Evans cheap-shotted Marshon Lattimore, starting a fight that got them both ejected. - Safety Marcus Maye also received attention in the tent but left the game and was escorted to the locker room by a member of the training staff. Too often he was tentative to tuck the ball and run for an easier first down than he tried to find through the air.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Jamel Dean has his second interception of the day against the New Orleans Saints.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tom Brady helped incite a skirmish that led to the ejections of Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore and Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans, ...

“We were moving the ball well, going in to take control of the game. Brady's fumbled snap on third and short from the New Orleans 34 ended one drive. “We lost a good player and they lost a good player. “Everyone in that locker room is playing with a banged-up something,” Winston said. Later, safety Mike Edwards returned an interception near the right sideline 68 yards for a touchdown to make it 20-3. Jamel Dean made the first two picks — one on a deep pass intended for rookie Chris Olave at the goal line. "What do you want him to do in that situation?” And after his third-down incomplete pass early in the fourth quarter, Brady was shouting at Lattimore when running back Leonard Fournette entered the fray and shoved the Saints' star cornerback. “It hurts to lose your best corner,” defensive end Cameron Jordan said. “When I saw the replay, (Lattimore) didn’t go after anybody. “Tough game all around,” Brady added. I thought the defense played well again and the offensive line fought hard.

Tom Brady helped incite a skirmish that led to the ejections of Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore and Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans, ...

Jamel Dean made the first two picks — one on a deep pass intended for rookie Chris Olave at the goal line. Later, safety Mike Edwards returned an interception near the right sideline 68 yards for a touchdown to make it 20-3. Receiver Julio Jones was scratched pregame with a knee injury. And after his third-down incomplete pass early in the fourth quarter, Brady was shouting at Lattimore when running back Leonard Fournette entered the fray and shoved the Saints' star cornerback. On Tampa Bay's next series, Brady marched the Bucs (2-0) to the New Orleans 28 and then hit Perriman in the back right corner of the end zone to make it 10-3. But this time, so was Lattimore.

Loss ends seven-game winning streak vs. Bucs in the regular season.

Davis finished with six tackles and one pass defensed in addition to the recovery. - The Saints went into the locker room at halftime with a 3-0 lead. The Saints defense had held the Buccaneers scoreless for six consecutive quarters dating to the 9-0 victory at Raymond James Stadium on Dec. The lone touchdown for the Saints capped a drive of nine plays and 75 yards in 1:09. - Receiver Chris Olave led the team with season-highs of 80 yards on five receptions. - The loss moves New Orleans to 1-1.

The injury-plagued Bucs channeled their championship DNA on Sunday to snap a seven-game skid to the Saints, Jim Trotter writes. But can Tampa continue to ...

But it is not a reach to say it was not one of his better performances, just as it was not one of Brady's better performances. He made just two stops on his way from the field to the locker room afterward -- he signed a banner that a fan lowered from the railing, and then hugged Evans, who had come out to greet his teammates. "Coach (Byron) Leftwich says it's going to be a six-second fight, and on that play I had to pick up a damn three-tech by myself," Fournette said of the Brady-to-Perriman scoring strike. For players like him, the challenge of what awaits tends to take precedence over the immediacy of the moment. It would be harsh to say Winston of Now reverted to the Winston of Old, when he was known more for his turnovers than his touchdowns. Two plays later, edge rusher [Cam Jordan](https://www.nfl.com/players/cameron-jordan/) was called for holding on second-and-8, giving the Bucs another first down. They lost replacement tackle [Josh Wells](https://www.nfl.com/players/josh-wells/) (calf) and defensive tackle [Akiem Hicks](https://www.nfl.com/players/akiem-hicks/) (foot) to injury just before the half. It was uncharacteristic for Winston on the afternoon because he had played so efficiently, if not conservatively, up to that point. [greatest to ever play the game](https://www.nfl.com/news/sidelines/taking-on-tom-brady-nfl-defenders-coaches-share-what-it-s-like-to-face-the-g-o-a). For the time being, the attrition has not affected them in terms of wins and losses -- and perhaps it won't as long as their defense continues to show out. [Tom Brady](https://www.nfl.com/players/tom-brady/)'s best throw was a sideline slam of his tablet. [Donovan Smith](https://www.nfl.com/players/donovan-smith/) (elbow), were inactive.

An emotional scrum and a momentum-changing interception by Jamel Dean led to a series of big plays in the fourth quarter as the Bucs pulled away for a 20-10 ...

Two plays later, Dean came up big again, intercepting a deep pass that was intended for tight end Juwann Johnson and returning it 24 yards to the Saints' 29. The Saints' next drive gained no yards on three plays and a penalty on the home team on the punt gave the Bucs a drive start of their own 43. Another penalty on the Saints' defense, a holding call on Shy Tuttle made it first and goal at the 33 and Fournette bashed his way through multiple defenders for five yards and, two plays later on third-and-five, Brady slid to his left to buy time and launched a deep pass to Perriman, who outmaneuvered P.J. Dean maintained excellent coverage and was able to leap in front of the receiver and haul in the interception. The Bucs initially had another first down on a nifty end-around by Miller but Darden was called for holding and that made it second-and-16. With Brandon Walton stepping in for Wells at left tackle, the Bucs started the second half with the ball and got a quick first down on a crossing route to Evans. The defense appeared to force a fourth-and-inches at the 40 but David was flagged for unnecessary roughness, giving the Saints 15 yards and new life at the Bucs' 45. A mishandling of the snap put the ball on the turf and the Saints recovered at the 25. The Bucs faced another third down moments later but Brady once again kept the drive alive, this time with a pass over the middle to Evans down to the Saints' 35. The Buccaneers improved to 2-0 in 2022 and took over first place in the NFC South over the 1-1 Saints. Two defensive penalties helped keep the ensuing drive alive and Brady finished it off with the third-down scoring pass to Perriman in the back corner of the end zone. That very satisfying fourth quarter, which also featured Tom Brady's stunning 28-yard touchdown pass to Breshad Perriman on the drive after Dean's first pick, snapped a series of frustrating afternoons and evenings that included seven straight wins by the Saints in the regular season.

Defense makes two big stops to pitch shutout in first half.

Receiver [Michael Thomas](/team/players-roster/michael-thomas/) had two receptions for 26 yards. But the Saints defense came to play, forcing a Tampa Bay turnover (Tom Brady lost a fumbled snap at the Saints' 26-yard line) and stopped the Bucs on fourth-and-1 at the New Orleans 8-yard line. The New Orleans Saints took a 3-0 lead into halftime against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome in the home opener.

Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans and Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore were ejected Sunday after the two players sparked a massive brawl.

[Cameron Jordan](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13971/cameron-jordan) walked Lattimore off the field with an arm around his shoulder. Lattimore shoved Fournette back as both Saints safety [Marcus Maye](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2980110/marcus-maye) and Evans got involved. Lattimore ended up on the ground under Evans and Maye. Lattimore was covering Miller on the play and appeared to wave his arm at Brady in a dismissive manner as Brady walked by him after the play, gesturing at someone. Maye then went after Evans as Lattimore got up to approach Evans again. Lattimore and Evans have a history of notable dislike for each other, beginning in 2017, when Evans came running onto the field and shoved Lattimore in the back.

Two players were ejected from the Buccaneers-Saints matchup Sunday after chirping led to a brawl.

Things were chippy on Sunday between the Saints and Buccaneers, beyond just the brawl that broke out. Brady’s frustration was evident as he threw yet another tablet while on the sidelines. Several players got involved, and later, the two were ejected. The Saints player started chirping at the Bucs sideline after his team got the stop, and Tom Brady wasn’t having it. But the Bucs-Saints matchup reached another level after a [brawl led to the ejection](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/09/18/mike-evans-marshon-lattimore-ejected-after-brawl-in-saints-vs-buccaneers-game) of [Tampa Bay](https://www.si.com/nfl/team/tampa-bay-buccaneers) wide receiver [Mike Evans](https://www.si.com/nfl/player/mike-evans) and New Orleans cornerback Marshon Lattimore.

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 ...

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. When the dust settled, the Saints turned it over five times to the Bucs' one, a ratio that makes winning in the NFL virtually impossible. A would-be Saints score turned into no points, and led to barrage of Saints turnovers in the final 13 minutes which ultimately led to the Saints demise. 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. Self inflicted wounds: This game was there for the taking, even after the Bucs tied it at 3 midway through the third quarter, the feeling was the Saints still had the game under control. 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.

Tempers were running hot in the Caesar's Superdome on Sunday when Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans and New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon ...

That's when Evans came running in from near the sideline and knocked Lattimore off his feet. During a Saints victory in New Orleans that season, an altercation began along the Tampa Bay sideline when then-Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston pointed in Lattimore's face and told him to go back to his own bench area. Only Evans was ejected that time.