When it comes to embarrassing losses, and there are enough to choose from in franchise history, then this will rank
right up near the top. National TV, the division lead on the line and the 6-2 Bucs got absolutely manhandled from
the very start. The score was not even as indicative of how one-sided the entire encounter really was. Tom Brady
threw three interceptions, Drew Brees threw four touchdowns and the Bucs threw a game down the toilet.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Jones 3-9, Fournette 1-0, Gabbert 1-(-1).
SAINTS: T.Hill 7-54, Kamara 9-40, Murray 10-39,
Washington 5-9, Burton 1-1, Brees 2-(-2), Winston 3-(-3).
PASSING
BUCS: Brady 38-22-209-3-0.
SAINTS: Brees 32-26-222-0-4. T.Hill 2-2-48-0-0, Winston
1-1-12-0-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Fournette 6-41, Evans 4-64, Godwin 3-41, Brown
3-41, Jones 3-9, Johnson 1-11, Miller 1-10, Gronkowski
1-2.
SAINTS: Thomas 5-51, Kamara 5-9, Sanders 4-38,
Trautman 3-39, Cook 2-30, J.Hill 2-14, Callaway 2-11,
Murray 2-3, Harris 1-40, T.Hill 1-21, Smith 1-14, Burton 1-
12.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
SAINTS: Onyemata 1-3, Jenkins 1-1, Williams 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Mickens 2-46.
SAINTS: none.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Mickens 1-1.
SAINTS: Harris 3-30.
SACKS
BUCS: Barrett 1-0.
SAINTS: Hendrickson 2-13, Brown 1-10.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 New Orleans Saints 38
Sunday 8 November 2020 at Raymond James Stadium
SCORING
NO
9:34-1Q
Smith 14 pass from Brees (Lutz kick)
NO
0:00-1Q
Trautman 7 pass from Brees (Lutz kick)
NO
11:44-2Q
Sanders 12 pass from Brees (Lutz kick)
NO
8:45-2Q
Kamara 1 run (Lutz kick)
NO
1:49-2Q
Lutz FG36
NO
9:07-3Q
J.Hill 3 pass from Brees (Lutz kick)
TB
5:52-4Q
Succop FG48
GAME REPORTS
Rick Stroud reports on one of the most humilating losses in team history
John Romano wonders if a team can be called elite after a loss like this
Antonio Brown made his debut but no-one really noticed
Scott Smith’s official game report
Click here for the play-by-play and the NFL gamebook
COMMENTARY CREW
Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
Click on the boxes below to view the big plays
Well there were not many highlights so a 20-yard pass to Chris Godwin in the 2nd quarter
And one of Antonio Brown’s first catches a Buccaneer
And Ryan Succop’s fieldgoal in the fourth quarter - no real highlights from a bad game all round
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
76 Smith
DE
93 Suh
LG
73 Haeg
DT
56 Nunez-Roches
C
66 Jensen
DE
92 Gholston
RG
65 Cappa
LOLB
90 Pierre-Paul
RT
78 Wirfs
LILB
45 White
TE
82 Auclair
RILB
54 David
TE
87 Gronkowski
ROLB
58 Barrett
WR
13 Evans
LCB
24 Davis
WR
14 Godwin
RCB
35 Dean
QB
12 Brady
SS
31 Winfield
RB
27 Jones
FS
33 Whitehead
PLAYED
3 Succop, 8 Pinion, 10 Miller, 11 Gabbert, 18 Johnson, 23
Murphy-Bunting, 26 Adams, 28 Fournette, 29 Smith, 32
Edwards, 43 Cockrell, 49 Gill, 51 Minter, 53 Russell, 62 Shipley,
72 Wells, 79 O’Connor, 81 Brown, 82 Auclair, 84 Brate, 85
Mickens, 88 Hudson, 96 McLendon, 97 Triner, 98 Nelson
DID NOT PLAY
25 McCoy, 64 Stinnie
INACTIVES
4 Griffin, 17 Watson, 30 Vaughn, 74 Marpet, 94 Davis
