New Orleans Saints played the most complete game of the season at NBC’s Sunday Night Football at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, beating division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38-3. ..
With this victory, New Orleans (6-2) was half-game ahead of Tampa Bay (6-3) in the NFC South district and wiped out division’s opponents in the 2020 campaign. This is the first time Tampa quarterback Tom Brady has been swept in the Division Series.
“I thought we did a lot,” Saints coach Sean Peyton said at a post-match press conference. “It was a good team victory.”
Saints quarterback Drew Brees improved his career record with future Hall of Fame Brady to 5-2 and participated in seesaw battles with most career touchdown passes in NFL history (Breeze 564 vs. Brady 561). ).
Behind the excellent offensive line play on Sunday night, Breeze completed a 26-of-32 pass with 222 yards and four scores to four receivers. Star Wide Out Michael Thomas returned to action for the first time since the first week and attended five 51-yard receptions. Rookie tight end Adam Trautman has become the 72nd player on the receiving side of the Breeze Touchdown Pass.
“It’s about creating tempos, creating rhythms, playing free football, and spreading the ball. I think today is a great example of all that,” Breeze said at a post-match press conference.
Swiss Army Knife Tasam Hill immediately played an unforgettable game. Hill completed two passes at 48 yards, carried the ball seven times at 54 yards, took one catch at 21 yards and set the score.
Running back Alvin Kamara carried the ball nine times in 40 yards and one touchdown.
“It’s been a while since I just tried to complete a game with an attack. I think this is the most complete game we’ve played,” Kamala said at a post-match press conference. “You will see what it looks like, when we proceed that way, it’s a moving poem.”
Defensively, the saints intercepted Brady three times. New Orleans accounts for five of Brady’s seven interceptions. Sack’s saint leader, Tray Hendrickson, has arrived at Brady twice. Tampa Bay’s leading rusher, Ronald Jones’ running back, rushed 9 yards with 3 carries as Saints extended the streak to 51 games, including the postseason, without giving up the 100-yard rush to individual players. This streak is consistent with the Dallas Cowboys of 1972-76 as the longest streak in NFL history.
New Orleans won the time from 38:38 to 19:22 in Tampa Bay, recording 27 first downs to 13 bucks first downs.
The saints will return to host the San Francisco 49ers at 3:25 pm on Sunday, November 15th, as New Orleans attempts to win six consecutive games. The Buccaneers will travel to Charlotte next Sunday to play against the Carolina Panthers.
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