The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are one win away from winning the NFC South and a playoff berth. Standing in their way is their second matchup with the New Orleans Saints, who have underwhelmed this year but are still formidable.
In their first game back in Week 4, Tampa Bay stomped the Saints 26-9, holding Derek Carr to an absurd 3.7 yards per attempt. While the Bucs likely will not be able to perfectly replicate that kind of defensive dominance, their goal will no doubt be to make life as difficult as possible for the New Orleans quarterback.
On offense, the Bucs have been surging behind quarterback Baker Mayfield and a steadily improving run game. Tampa Bay will want to control the tempo of the game and impose their will on one of their last roadblocks to the postseason.
Here are the Bucs’ three keys to victory over the Saints this week: