An offense led by Tom Brady hadn’t been shut out in an NFL game since 2006. A New Orleans Saints defense full of former Ohio State players changed that.
The Saints were without Sean Payton and starting offensive tackles Terron Armstead and Ryan Ramszyk, so they knew they would be limited offensively and need their Buckeye heavy-defense to stymie Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Malcolm Jenkins, Marshon Lattimore, Bradley Roby, Jalyn Holmes and Pete Werner combined for 15 tackles. Lattimore also broke up two passes and recovered a key fumble that prevented the Buccaneers from getting points out of a promising drive in the third quarter.