The New Orleans Saints visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday looking for redemption after dropping a game at home to the lowly Atlanta Falcons in Week 10.

At 7-2, New Orleans is right near the top of the NFC playoff seeding, meaning a loss to the 3-6 Buccaneers would further dampen their pursuit of the top spot.

The Bucs are looking for redemption of their own, however. Their loss in Week 5 to the Saints started the Bucs on a four-game losing streak, which only ended with last week’s win over the Arizona Cardinals.

Ever the enigma, the Buccaneers find themselves as underdogs at home for the first time all season. But remember, this offense can put up points and fast. Tampa Bay has the league’s third-best scoring offense, averaging 28.9 points per game.

And, as the Falcons showed in last week’s upset of New Orleans, you shouldn’t give much credence to overall records when it comes to a game between divisional opponents. The sense of familiarity and the ingrained rivalry usually makes it an even matchup (unless you’re an AFC East team playing the New England Patriots).

I think the Bucs will upset the Saints in a high-scoring game that will mark the signature win of the season for Tampa Bay.

Here are three other bold predictions for Sunday’s matchup.

Bucs secondary gets to Brees

Let’s face it — the best way to beat the Buccaneers defense is to attack their secondary. Tampa Bay’s pass defense is last in the NFL and they lost their seasoned veteran this week when they cut cornerback and former first-round pick Vernon Hargreaves. New Orleans knows the Bucs rush defense is a near-impenetrable wall, so expect Brees to go to the air early and often. I think he’ll throw the ball at least 50 times, forcing it in some cases. The Bucs will intercept the future Hall of Fame quarterback three times.

Winston has zero turnovers

This is like predicting Jay Cutler having an interception-free game. It’s risky. Winston has 14 interceptions on the season and seems to turn the ball over at the worst times. I think offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich will look to establish the run early with Ronald Jones and ease Winston into things. You have to play mistake-free football against a team like New Orleans in order to win. I think Winston gets 300 yards passing and a pair of touchdowns with zero turnovers.

Jonesing for a 100-yard game

Running back Ronald Jones has had a huge bounce-back season after a disappointing rookie campaign last year. The new starter for the Bucs has looked great the past two weeks, scoring touchdowns in both games. Everyone is waiting — especially fantasy owners — for Jones to have that breakout game, though. He’s flirted with 100-yard rushing games before, but has yet to eclipse the mark over his two-year career. What better time than Sunday to do it?

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