Tom Brady leads the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into a matchup with the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Brady is off to a hot start completing 203 of his 303 pass attempts for 2,275 yards and 21 touchdowns. Tampa Bay’s passing attack has been successful, with the Buccaneers averaging 333 passing yards per game.
Heading into the 2021-22 season, the New Orleans Saints fan base had many questions surrounding their quarterback situation. Jameis Winston is attempting to do the unthinkable and fill the shoes left by Drew Brees. Winston may not be putting out the same output as Brees, but he’s had a good season throwing for 1,114 yards and 13 touchdowns.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are sitting at the top of the NFC South, and it doesn’t look like there’s much competition. Tom Brady has the Bucs offense clicking, and Tampa Bay is heading in the direction of repeating as Super Bowl champions. Looking at the Buccaneers team as a whole, it’s hard to find a weakness.
Brady has come back stronger than ever, averages, averaging, and the Buccaneers have one of the best wide receiver groups in the NFL. If there was one weakness or one thing holding the Buccaneers back from separating them from the rest of NFC, it’s their run game. The Buccaneers are only averaging 99 yards rushing per game this season. If they want to solidify themselves as true contenders to repeat, Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones will need to step up.
Can the New Orleans Saints make the playoffs?
The New Orleans Saints enter their meeting with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a 4-2 record and are the only team chasing the Buccaneers in the NFC South. New Orleans is still awaiting the return of all-pro wide receiver Michael Thomas. The Saints offense has held its own without Thomas but his presence is needed if they want to make a run at the playoffs.
Sean Payton’s offense is averaging 23.3 points per game and 308.2 yards per game which is low compared to recent years. New Orleans has struggled to move the football through the air only averaging 187.7 passing yards per game this season. If the Saints want to sneak into the WildCard game, they’ll need to stay healthy and step it up on offense.
Expert Betting Tips
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints both struggle to beat the spread this season. Tampa Bay enters the contest with a 6-1 overall record but has only covered the spread three out of the seven games this season. New Orleans enters the game at .500 against the spread with a 3-3 record. With the Saints struggling on offense, the best bet is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.