Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27, New Orleans Saints 23
The Saints coul have won this game if they had just stuck to the basics…but they didn’t. Drew Brees completed 17 of 23 passes for 179 yards with 2 TD passes. Reggie Bush carried the football 13 times for 64 yards (4.9 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 13 yards (4.3 avg). Aaron Stecker was also busy with 7 carries for 16 yards (2.3 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 35 yards (8.8 avg). The Saints finished up with 84 yards rushing on 21 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 23 passes for 162 yards.
The Saints defense was led by Josh Bullocks (12 tackles) and Scott Shanle (10 tackles). But, Mike McKenzie had the biggest impact with 3 tackles and a interception that was returned 53 yards for a TD. The Bucs finished up with 172 yards rushing on 26 carries (6.6 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 37 passes for 294 yards.
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