New Orleans 36, Tampa Bay 27
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, October 31, 2021
Where: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Clete Blakeman
Attendance:
69170
By Field Level Media
Trevor Siemian threw a touchdown pass in place of the injured Jameis Winston and P.J. Williams made a clinching pick-six of Tom Brady as the host New Orleans Saints defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-27 on Sunday.
Siemian replaced Winston in the second quarter, completed 16 of 29 for 159 yards and drove the Saints (5-2) 70 yards to Brian Johnson's 23-yard field goal that gave them a 29-27 lead with 1:44 remaining.
On the second play of the ensuing possession Williams stepped in front of a Brady pass and ran 40 yards for a touchdown.
Brady, who threw a go-ahead 50-yard touchdown pass to Cyril Grayson with 5:44 left, completed 28 of 40 for 375 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions as the Bucs (6-2) saw their lead over New Orleans in the NFC South slip to half a game.
Chris Godwin caught eight of Brady's passes for 140 yards and a 12-yard touchdown that started the scoring in the first quarter.
Winston, a former Buc, completed six of 10 for 56 yards and a 16-yard touchdown to Tre'Quan Smith that tied the score at the end of the first quarter. Winston, who ran four times for 40 yards, injured a knee while scrambling and being tackled awkwardly by Tampa Bay linebacker Devin White, who was penalized for a horse-collar tackle.
Taysom Hill, New Orleans' No. 2 quarterback, was unavailable as he remains in concussion protocol.
The score was tied at seven when Winston left, but Siemian soon drove the Saints to Johnson's 23-yard field goal and threw a one-yard touchdown pass to fullback Alex Armah for a 16-7 halftime lead.
On the first possession of the third quarter, Alvin Kamara ran one yard for a touchdown on fourth down, pushing the Saints' lead to 23-7.
Brady responded with a seven-yard touchdown pass to Giovani Bernard and a 41-yarder to Mike Evans on consecutive possessions, cutting the lead to 23-21 at the end of the third quarter.
Johnson's 35-yard field goal gave New Orleans a 26-21 lead with 8:31 remaining.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Tampa Bay |
|
New Orleans |
|
Chris Godwin
|
Player |
Kevin White |
|
8 |
Receptions |
1 |
|
140 |
Yards |
38 |
|
17.5 |
Avg Yards |
38.0 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
44 |
Long |
38 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Tampa Bay
|
421 |
71 |
350 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
| New Orleans
|
361 |
152 |
209 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Saints have a W/L % of .600 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Buccaneers have a W/L % of .714 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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