The severely depleted New Orleans Saints run into Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium to take on the defending Super Bowl Champion Bucs in a rematch of the Saints victorious October 31st Sunday Night Football game.
The NFL has released its playoff scenarios for NFL Week 15 and of the games that matter in the determination of who lands a playoff berth, one contest sticks out: the New Orleans Saints visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Here’s what the league reported:
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (10-3) (vs. New Orleans (6-7), Sunday night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC)
Tampa Bay clinches NFC South division title with:
- TB win or tie
Tampa Bay clinches playoff berth with:
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (10-3) (vs. New Orleans (6-7), Sunday night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC)
Tampa Bay clinches NFC South division title with:
- TB win or tie
Tampa Bay clinches playoff berth with:
- MIN loss or tie + SF loss OR
- MIN loss or tie + PHI-WAS tie OR
- SF loss + PHI-WAS tie
But what sticks out is that the Bucs simply must beat the Saints to win the NFC South for 2021. The question is, can they do it? The answer is the Bucs should win because the Saints do not have Jameis Winston. The former Bucs star QB was the difference maker in the first contest before he was illegally horse-collar tackled by Tampa Bay’s Devin White. While the Saints won the game 36 to 27, the lost the main player responsible for its 5 and 2 record, Winston.
Stay tuned.