Buccaneers 51 @ Saints 27 Final - FOX

Scoring Plays:
1Q - TB - Baker Mayfield to Chris Godwin 4 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | TB 7, NO 0
1Q - TB - Antoine Winfield, Jr. 58 yd fumble return TD (PAT Good) | TB 14, NO 0
1Q - TB - Chase McLaughlin 26 yd FG GOOD | TB 17, NO 0
End of Quarter Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17, New Orleans Saints 0
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2Q - NO - Blake Grupe 42 yd FG GOOD | TB 17, NO 3
2Q - NO - Rashid Shaheed 54 yd punt return TD (PAT Good) | TB 17, NO 10
2Q - NO - Blake Grupe 29 yd FG GOOD | TB 17, NO 13
2Q - NO - Spencer Rattler to Bub Means 10 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | TB 17, NO 20
2Q - TB - Baker Mayfield to Sean Tucker 36 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | TB 24, NO 20
2Q - NO - Alvin Kamara 4 yd TD rush (PAT Good) | TB 24, NO 27
End of Quarter Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24, New Orleans Saints 27
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3Q - TB - Baker Mayfield to Chris Godwin 55 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | TB 31, NO 27
End of Quarter Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, New Orleans Saints 27
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4Q - TB - Baker Mayfield to Cade Otton 8 yd TD pass (Baker Mayfield pass to Bucky Irving Complete to NO 6 - 2PC No Good) | TB 37, NO 27
4Q - TB - Bucky Irving 1 yd TD ruch (PAT Good) | TB 44, NO 27
4Q - TB - Sean Tucker 5 yd TD rush (PAT Good) | TB 51, NO 27
Final Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 51, New Orleans Saints 27
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Hello Who Dats & Who Datettes & welcome to the week 6/game 6 thread.

First off... if you're going to the game today... the team is asking for donations for hurricane relief. We obviously know how bad those suck so if you can, please bring something to help those affected by either Helene or Milton.

Such a promising start to the season has devolved into concerns of another lost year with the Saints now having lost 3 straight games and injuries continuing to mount at some of the most pivotal positions on the team.

Now taking on a team you could be fighting for the division late in the season, and being down potentially your top 3 centers, 1 of which is also 1 of your starting guards, perhaps the only true "hybrid" player in the NFL today, and now your starting quarterback is out for several weeks.

With all that, the coaching staff has decided to throw the rookie into the fire, and will start Spencer Rattler at quarterback today against the Bucs. That seems to have reinvigorated some of the fanbase, who is excited to see if Rattler, who had some promising moments in the preseason, can be the future of the position for this team, a position that the team has struggled at drafting for the longest time, probably since Archie Manning.

Of course, as we grade Rattler's 1st start as Saints QB, we must remember he's potentially working with a 4th string center & 2nd string guard in front of him. But he does have all of his weapons outside as well as Alvin Kamara & MAYBE the added bonus of RB2 finally coming back as Kendre Miller was activated from IR on Saturday. Miller's status will be determined prior to the game.

All we can hope for is a somewhat beat up defense, who lost a DB with Will Harris going on IR as well, holding (can Lattimore make Evans his... uhh... 5-letter B-word for female dog... again?)

LET'S GO ROOK!!!! LET'S SINK THE BUCS & END THIS SKID!!!

Injury Report:
TB-
Graham Barton - Hamstring - OUT
Christian Izien - Elbow/Groin - OUT
Trey Palmer - Concussion - OUT
Kameron Johnson - Ankle - OUT
Earnest Brown IV - Ribs - OUT
Rachaad White - Foot - DOUBTFUL
Jalen McMillan - Hamstring - QUESTIONABLE
Jordan Whitehead - Groin - QUESTIONABLE
Antoine Winfield, Jr. - Foot - QUESTIONABLE
Luke Goedeke - Concussion - QUESTIONABLE
Calijah Kancey - Calf - QUESTIONABLE

NO-
Taysom Hill - Rib - OUT
Cesar Ruiz - Knee - OUT
Derek Carr - Oblique - OUT
Pete Warner - Hamstring - OUT
Payton Turner - Knee - QUESTIONABLE
Lucas Patrick - Chest - QUESTIONABLE
Kendre Miller - Hamstring - QUESTIONABLE

Weather: Guys... that 1st real cold front of the season is coming this week... but for today... the AC will again be set to freeze inside the Caesar's Superdome

Uniforms: Back home in the Dome means we're going all-black again



Current Standings:
NFC South:
Falcons 3-2
Buccaneers 3-2
Saints 2-3
Panthers 1-4

Betting Lines: Buccaneers (-3.5), O/U 42.5

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Today's Officials:
Referee: #34 Clete Blakeman


Umpire: #127 Scott Campbell
Down Judge: #8 Dana McKenzie
Line Judge: #10 Julian Mapp
Field Judge: #91 Karina Tovar (rookie NFL official - was in Pac-12 last season)
Side Judge: #95 James Coleman (was on Alex Kemp's crew in 2023)
Back Judge: #120 Jonah Monroe
Replay Official: Chad Adams
Replay Assistant: Amber Cornell (rookie NFL official - was in Big 10 last season)

Inactive Lists:
TB-
C Graham Barton
S Christian Izien
WR Kameron Johnson
TE Devin Culp
WR Trey Palmer
RB Rachaad White

NO-
QB Derek Carr
TE Taysom Hill
LB Pete Werner
RB Kendre Miller
C/G Cesar Ruiz
OG Lucas Patrick
DT Khristian Boyd