The New Orleans Saints likely find themselves in a prime position to start making plans to book their tee times in January, as they dropped a close one to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16-11 to fall to 5-8.
We could probably just ignore the first quarter, as it was all Buccaneers. The Saints had two 3-and-outs, and were outgained 116-11 after holding the ball for just 3:30. It was their lowest total since 2006. The Bucs would punch in a touchdown to go ahead 10-0 early in the second quarter thanks to a Doug Martin rushing touchdown.