TAMPA, Fla. -- Just prior to facing the New Orleans Saints Sunday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston went over to backup safety Keith Tandy and told him, "Today is your day."
"I [told] him, ‘Go out there and get your blessing,'" said the second-year quarterback. "'Today is your day because you’ve worked hard for this opportunity.'"
"It's because I'm a starter, and I'm not normally a starter," said Tandy, who picked off Drew Brees on fourth-and-1 at the Saints' 47-yard line with 57 seconds to go, securing the Bucs' 16-11 win to keep them in first place in the NFC South and to maintain their playoff hopes alive.