Scoring Plays:
1Q - NO - Blake Grupe 37 yd FG GOOD | TB 0, NO 3
End of Quarter Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0, New Orleans Saints 3
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2Q - TB - Baker Mayfield to Cade Otton 4 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | TB 7, NO 3
2Q - TB - Baker Mayfield to Trey Palmer 1 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | TB 14, NO 3
End of Quarter Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14, New Orleans Saints 3
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3Q - NO - Blake Grupe 32 yd FG GOOD | TB 14, NO 6
End of Quarter Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14, New Orleans Saints 6
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4Q - TB - Chase McLaughlin 51 yd FG GOOD | TB 17, NO 6
4Q - NO - Blake Grupe 44 yd FG GOOD | TB 17, NO 9
4Q - TB - Baker Mayfield to Deven Thompkins 5 yd TD pass (Baker Mayfield pass incomplete - 2PC No Good) | TB 23, NO 9
4Q - TB - Chase McLaughlin 28 yd FG GOOD | TB 26, NO 9
Final Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26, New Orleans Saints 9
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Hello Who Dats & Who Datettes, welcome to the week 4/game 4 thread.

Last week was a kick in the junk wasn't it? Carr goes down and then the Saints become the poster child for Scott Hanson's "Witching Hour" intro on Red Zone where he says "wins becoming losses".

Alas... today is a new day and while whether QB1 will be able to play today with that injury suffered last week, we do get a big piece of the puzzle back as Alvin Kamara returns to the line-up following his 3-game suspension for the Las Vegas incident. (ETA: I am aware that Schefter is saying Carr is expected to play barring setback during pre-game warm-ups)

While injuries are starting to mount on both sides of the ball... will Kamara's return jump start the offense which really needs a kick?

LET'S TRUCK THE BUCS AND GET BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN!!!!

Injury Report:
TB-
Jamel Dean - Neck/Shoulder - OUT
SirVocea Dennis - Hamstring - OUT
Calijah Kancey - Calf - OUT
Derrick Pitts - Hamstring - OUT
Carlton Davis - Toe - QUESTIONABLE
Vita Vea - Pectoral - QUESTIONABLE
Devin White - Foot - QUESTIONABLE

NO-
Jordan Howden - Finger - OUT
Cesar Ruiz - Concussion - OUT
Paulson Adebo - Hamstring - OUT
Derek Carr - Right Shoulder - QUESTIONABLE
Foster Moreau - Ankle - QUESTIONABLE

Weather: While still kinda summer-ish outside as we turn the calendar to October... it'll be nice & comfy in the Caesar's Superdome

Uniforms: Back to the old standard for this week... black jerseys over gold pants

Current Standings:
NFC South:
Falcons 2-1
Saints 2-1
Buccaneers 2-1
Panthers 0-3

Betting Lines: Saints (-3.5), O/U 40.5

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Today's Officials:
Referee: #83 Shawn Hochuli

Umpire: #77 Terry Killens (ex-NFL player)
Down Judge: #106 Patrick Holt
Line Judge: #47 Tim Podraza (member of Ron Torbert's crew in 2022)
Field Judge: #72 Jason Ledet (rookie official)
Side Judge: #125 Chad Hill (Ole Miss grad)
Back Judge: #39 Rich Martinez
Replay Official: Tyler Cerimeli
Replay Assistant: Mark Bitar

Inactive Lists:
TB-
CB Jamel Dean
LB SirVocea Dennis
TE Payne Durham
DL Calijah Kancey
CB Derrek Pitts
OT Brandon Walton
LB Markees Watts

NO-
CB Paulson Adebo
S Jordan Howden
QB Jake Luton
TE Foster Moreau
WR AT Perry
DE Kyle Phillips
G Cesar Ruiz

This post was edited on 10/1/23 at 11:32 pm