
Fourth Quarterīucs convert and get a first down. Saints go three-and-out again and punt yet again.īucs return the punt to their 19-yard line and face a third-and-one as the quarter ends. Saints take over at their 25-yard line and immediately face a 3rd-and-6. : NFL app /skCL57bPND- NFL October 31, 2021 Saints face a 4th-and-1 at their 44-yard line and Alvin Kamara is stopped short, the first big play of the game. On 3rd-and-9, Winston runs for 21 yards for a first down. Saints take over at their 14-yard line and open with a completed pass to Alvin Kamara. Tampa goes three-and-out on an incomplete pass from Brady to Godwin. New Orleans gets a huge division and conference win as the quest for the playoffs and a fifth straight NFC South crown continues.īelow is a live quarter-by-quarter description of how the game unfolded:īucs open the game with the ball. The Saints improve to 5-2, now only a half-game behind the 6-2 Bucs. Williams would intercept Tom Brady and return the pick to the end zone to give the Saints a 36-27 lead after the extra point, which would be the final score of the game. Fortunately for New Orleans, the defense would once again step up as P.J. Siemian would then engineer a nice drive that Sean Payton would botch time management-wise, kicking a field goal to take a 29-27 lead with 1:44 left on the clock and one timeout for Brady and the Bucs. After another field goal for the Saints, the Bucs would tack on their third touchdown on the half, yet failing to make the two-point conversion and nursing a slim 27-26 lead over the Saints. The Bucs would then respond and score the next 14 points on two touchdowns to make the score 23-21 in favor of New Orleans. In the second half, the Saints would come out on fire and score another touchdown immediately, going up 23-7.

Gardner-Johnson would then lead to a touchdown for the Saints and a 16-7 halftime lead, after a missed extra point. It started with a strip sack of Brady that led to a field goal and a 10-7 lead.

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New Orleans would then turn to its defense, as it has done all year. Winston would leave the game and make way for Trevor Siemian, who would lead the Saints the rest of the way, Things would look bleak for the Saints quickly however, as early in the second quarter, Saints’ quarterback Jameis Winston would get hurt on a horse collar tackle by former LSU linebacker Devin White. The Saints would respond, with Jameis Winston finding Tre’Quan Smith for a touchdown to tie the game at seven. The game would start ominously, as Tampa forced a turnover on downs and used a short field to take a quick 7-0 lead over the Saints early in the first quarter. In their first meeting of the season, the New Orleans Saints (5-2) were welcoming the leaders of the NFC South in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-2) in the Caesars Superdome, led by the immortal quarterback Tom Brady armed with his pact with the Devil.
