TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were back in the building Monday, following a day off for Christmas, to break down their 31-24 loss to the New Orleans Saints, a game defensive players have said was simply not good enough on their part. They allowed 417 yards of total offense, and for the first time since Week 4, they failed to force a turnover.
"That's what we pride ourselves on all year," said safety Keith Tandy, who felt lack of takeaways stood out most. "We didn't get any. We had a couple chances where we had our hands on balls but we just didn't pull them in.