The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are coming off one of their worst defensive performances of the year against the Atlanta Falcons. They gave up over 500 passing yards to Kirk Cousins, who had folks concerned about what Derek Carr and the Saint’s explosive offense could do to them.
As it turns out, the Saints will have to solve their own problem at the quarterback position first.
Derek Carr suffered an oblique injury on Monday against the Kansas City Chiefs. He left the game, and Jake Haener stepped up in his absence to only pass for seven yards.
The news now points to the Saints starting rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler who they drafted in April. Rattler has a live arm and could poise to be a problem if the Bucs defense doesn’t sure things up and get after him with pressure. Yaya Diaby, Vita Vea, and Lavonte David should be up to the task, but regardless, this Carr injury will impact this matchup.