We’ve seen all sorts of final scores when the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet up. The Saints have won by 9-0. They’ve beaten the Bucs by 36-27. Other final tallies have climbed to 38-3, 34-23, and 34-17, all in New Orleans’ favor.
Is this where Tampa Bay turns it around, though? The Buccaneers ran it back with most of the starters they won a Super Bowl with not too long ago, upgrading a few key positions, and the Saints didn’t exactly look invincible in the season-opener with Atlanta. New Orleans has a lot to clean up and not much time to work with before Week 2’s kickoff.
Still, the Saints are the Saints and the Bucs are the Bucs. New Orleans has dominated this matchup over the years. They haven’t lost to Tampa Bay during the regular season since Week 1 way back in 2018. They have a formula for dealing with the challenges the Buccaneers propose, and the personnel to execute it.