See which players have been ruled out for Sunday’s Week 11 game between the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Here is the final injury report for both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints ahead of Sunday’s Week 11 showdown at Raymond James Stadium.
The Bucs are coming off a busy week. After beating the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday to halt their four-game skid, Tampa Bay made the surprising move of releasing cornerback and former first-round pick Vernon Hargreaves. The move came after the corner was benched in the team’s win over the Cardinals for lack of hustle.
Now, the young secondary of Tampa Bay will be tasked with trying to stop Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who missed Week 5’s matchup with an injured thumb.
At 7-2, New Orleans will look to make up ground in the NFC playoff race after a stunning loss last week to the Atlanta Falcons. The Bucs are 3-6 and still have life them, but will need to play near-perfect football to take down New Orleans..
Fortunately, they won’t have to worry about Saints Pro Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore, who has been ruled out for Sunday’s game, meaning Mike Evans could have a monster game.
Evans, who was held without a reception in Week 5’s loss, has averaged 139.0 yards per game since then. He needs just 76 yards on Sunday to hit the 1,000-yard mark for the sixth-straight season, something accomplished only by one other player, Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss.
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