![]() The Saints desperately need a victory here to maintain their playoff hopes, as four consecutive losses have put a big dent in those hopes. Beating a solid Saints team would be a nice morale booster, but New Orleans certainly won't roll over and let it happen. ![]() Two straight losses is never a good thing, and now injuries are mounting for the Cowboys. The Cowboys just suffered an embarrassing loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Thanksgiving Day, and now things don't look so great in Dallas. It's time to continue our NFL odds series and make a Cowboys-Saints prediction and pick.īoth of these teams come into this game in interesting positions. Pressure is key, a clean pocket spells a clean game for Jameis and trouble for the Bucs.The Dallas Cowboys will face the New Orleans Saints on Thursday Night Football. The Buccaneers defense will need a second consecutive four sack performance to rattle Winston and force him into mistakes. In order to end their regular season losing streak against New Orleans the Bucs must put pressure on Winston. The Saints are likely to come out of the gates hot and the easiest way for the Buccaneers to cool them off is a couple of timely Jameis Winston turnovers. This will also be former franchise quarterback Jameis Winston’s first official ‘revenge game’ against the Bucs. Week two is New Orleans’ home opener so the dome will be buzzing. The atmosphere for this Sunday’s game is primed to be electric. ![]() Will Walsh: Jameis Winston’s revenge game. I believe the Bucs will ground and pound their way to a hard-fought victory, with the winning score coming from one of the three tight ends (Brate, Otton, or Kieft) on a beautiful play action pass in the red zone. The Saints defense has been good for a long time, but it seems like Father Time may be catching up to them. I look for a similar gameplan this week, that will produce similar results. Although the Bucs were dealing with injuries on their offensive line, they were able to run the ball quite effectively last week. The battle to control the line of scrimmage is paramount in determining who will win this game. I predict Fournette and Rachaad White both run for 75+ yards and at least two scores. It’s just one game, but they’re primed to replicate their success against a Saints team that allowed more than 200 yards rushing against the Falcons. The Bucs’ running game looked diverse, dangerous and competent against Dallas as Leonard Fournette recorded his highest rushing yard total since joining the team. He will continue to have success blitzing as he will again have two more sacks this week against New Orleans. White is entering a big year for himself and he got off to a great start in week one. ![]() The Tampa Bay defense will get in the end zone twice this week.Įvan Wanish: 45 will continue to get liveĭevin White flashed a ton on Sunday night in Dallas, racking up two sacks and flying around in coverage. But it won’t be squarely on the shoulders of Tom Brady this time around. The Bucs haven’t won a regular season road game in New Orleans since Fitzmagic and DJax went ham back in 2018. Gil is probably right and we know that the Bucs’ offense has struggled against the Saints - especially in the Tom Brady era. New Orleans’ pass rush beast Cam Jordan will have three sacks Sunday and one may very well be a strip sack. And the other fact that the Saints defensive front has had their number even when Ali Marpet, Alex Cappa, and Ryan Jensen were playing, not sure this current line can keep Tom Brady clean. Look, I can’t sugarcoat the fact this offensive line is filled with question marks. How will they ensure they’ll come out victorious Sunday afternoon? Our staff weighs in with their predictions and Week 2 picks below. Tampa Bay is currently 2.5-point favorites via DraftKings Sportsbook in New Orleans. After a fourth quarter comeback led by quarterback Jameis Winston against the Falcons in Week 1, it’s safe to say New Orleans cannot wait to face the Bucs in yet another exciting divisional game. The Buccaneers are 1-0 heading into their NFC South divisional matchup in New Orleans against the Saints.
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