Caesar’s Superdome remains a fortress for New Orleans Saints in front of the QB Tom Brady, who with a pick-six sealed the defeat of his Tampa Bay Buccaneers by 36-27. With the victory, the Saints get into the fight for the divisional crown in the South of the National and, above all, they are confirmed as a pretender to the Playoffs.
Jameis Winston is injured, Trevor Siemian takes the game
Trevor Siemian, a former Broncos quarterback was back in the NFL after his last chance as a starter was in 2019, and still managed to throw 159 yards and a touchdown at the hands of Tra’Quan Smith that served to take away a victory from the team led by Tom Brady.
This happened after Jameis Winston’s knee injury during the first quarter of this match. It is reported that the rest of the campaign could be lost, news that is still in development
A very ominous feel regarding Jameis Winston’s injury. https://t.co/js30Q5JVMX
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 1, 2021
Either way, the Buccaneers were unable to stop the Saints with a backup quarterback and an efficient running game that had a total of 152 yards. One more time, Alvin Kamara he was the leading rusher in the game with 61 yards and a touchdown. Moreover, the newly returned Mark Ingram made a major comeback with 27 yards by land and 25 yards by air.
Tom Brady confirms he suffers at the Superdome
Despite Tom Brady winning the first of his seven Super Bowls at the Superdome, recent history has been difficult for the Bucs quarterback, who has lost two regular-season games to the Saints on the road as a Florida quarterback.
This afternoon Brady threw his usual big numbers for 375 yards and four touchdowns, however, the game will be marked by one of his two interceptions that ended in a pick six by P.J. Williams which ended by sentencing the game in favor of New Orleans 36-27, in a series within the final two minutes that initially painted for another return of the mythical TB12.
Undoubtedly the new absence of its tight end Rob Gronkowski During the game, he changed the Bucs’ offensive plans, as Gronk had been designated to return today, but suffered from his rib injury and thus left the game in the first half. However with the bye week on the horizon for Tampa Bay, we will surely see him back against Washington in a fortnight.
How does the Saints win affect this divisional race?
Although the Buccaneers remain the leaders of the NFC South with a 6-2 record, the Saints are fully into the race with a 5-2 record and now have the tiebreaker in their favor against Tampa Bay. At the moment, New Orleans has one of three Wild Card tickets in hand, second only to the Los Angeles Rams with a 7-2 record. The big problem will be to overcome the injury of Jameis Winston and stabilize the QB room.
The Buccaneers will face the Washington Football Team next week, while the Saints will face the Atlanta Falcons. Although the Bucs look like a clear favorite to win the division, the Saints could surprise in what is already a great campaign by Sean Payton who after losing Drew Brees through retirement, continues to compete with his team and is a clear candidate for Head Coach of the Year.
