In the defensive huddle before the New Orleans Saints' last play on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium, the 11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the field knew it was time for somebody to make a game-deciding play.
"We talked about it in the huddle: 'Somebody step up,'" recounted safety Keith Tandy. "We didn't know who it was going to be, but somebody stepped up."
That somebody was Tandy himself, who intercepted a Drew Brees pass on fourth-and-one near midfield to put the finishing touches on a 16-11 victory for the Buccaneers. It was Tampa Bay's fifth straight victory, marking their longest such streak since the Super Bowl season of 2002.