Scoring Plays:
1Q - NO - Derek Carr to Juwan Johnson 4 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | NO 7, TB 0
End of Quarter Score: New Orleans Saints 7, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0
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2Q - NO - Derek Carr to Taysom Hill 22 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | NO 14, TB 0
2Q - NO - Blake Grupe 45 yd FG GOOD | NO 17, TB 0
End of Quarter Score: New Orleans Saints 17, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0
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3Q - NO - Blake Grupe 28 yd FG GOOD | NO 20, TB 0
End of Quarter Score: New Orleans Saints 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0
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4Q - TB - Baker Mayfield to Trey Palmer 22 yd TD pass (PAT Good) | NO 20, TB 7
4Q - NO - Blake Grupe 38 yd FG GOOD | NO 23, TB 7
4Q - TB - Baker Mayfield to Chris Godwin 47 yd TD pass (Baker Mayfield pass intercepted - 2PC Fails) | NO 23, TB 13
Final Score: New Orleans Saints 23, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13
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Hello Who Dats and Who Datettes and welcome to the week 17/game 16 thread.

Well... it's down to this. For the Saints to maintain any type of postseason hopes... they MUST win today. Otherwise it's a 3rd straight season with no playoffs. And even then, a win today guarantees nothing as the Saints no longer control their own destiny following the loss to the Rams last week.

Unfortunately, getting this needed win means having to beat a team that already stuck it to us pretty good in our house a number of weeks ago.

So... here we are... back in the realm of can we at least finish strong to build up hope again for next season... and maybe, just maybe... somehow get the help needed to get us into the postseason.

LET'S JUST... DO SOMETHING MAYBE POSITIVE FOR THE END OF THE YEAR

Injury Report:
NO- (Ryan Ramczyk moved to IR and will not be listed here)
Lonnie Johnson, Jr. - Knee - OUT
Isaiah Foskey - Quadricep - QUESTIONABLE
Kendre Miller - Ankle - QUESTIONABLE
Payton Turner - Toe - QUESTIONABLE
Alvin Kamara - Illness - QUESTIONABLE
Lou Hedley - Illness - QUESTIONABLE

TB-
Shaquil Barrett - Groin - OUT
Carlton Davis - Concussion - OUT
Ko Kieft - Shoulder - OUT
Rakim Jarrett - Quadriceps - OUT
Mike Greene - Calf - OUT

Weather: Nice day for football today in south Florida with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s, no chance of rain, and winds at or less than 5 mph

Uniforms: Last road game of the season means white jerseys and black pants for the final time

Current Standings:
NFC South:
Buccaneers 8-7
Falcons 7-8
Saints 7-8
Panthers 2-13

Betting Lines: Buccaneers (-2.5), O/U 42.5

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Today's Officials:
Referee: #130 Land Clark

Umpire: #121 Paul King
Down Judge: #68 Tom Stephan
Line Judge: #40 Brian Bolinger
Field Judge: #26 Jabir Walker (on John Hussey's crew in 2022)
Side Judge: #114 Dominique Pender
Back Judge: #88 Brad Freeman (on John Hussey's crew in 2022)
Replay Official: Bob Hubbell (on Brad Rogers's crew in 2022)
Replay Assistant: Jim Van Geffen (rookie NFL replay official)

Inactive Lists:
NO-
CB Cameron Dantzler, Sr.
DE Isaiah Foskey
QB Jake Haener
S Lonnie Johnson Jr.
RB Kendre Miller
LB Monty Rice

TB-
LB Shaquil Barrett
CB Carlton Davis
TE Ko Kieft
LB J.J. Russell
DL Deadrin Senat
OT Brandon Walton
QB John Wolford

This post was edited on 12/31/23 at 11:24 pm