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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints Wrap - New Orleans Wins 36-27

New Orleans earned a 36-27 victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday in Week 8 action at Caesars Superdome.

New Orleans won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +3.5-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 48.5.

Alvin Kamara rushed for 61 yards, while Jameis Winston added 40 yards in the win. Kevin White and Deonte Harris added 38 and 35 receiving yards respectively.

Giovani Bernard rushed for 30 yards for Tampa Bay, while Leonard Fournette added 26 yards. Tom Brady threw for 375 yards for the Buccaneers, while receivers Chris Godwin and Tyler Johnson had 140 and 65 yards respectively.

New Orleans lost the offensive yardage battle to Tampa Bay 421-361 yards in Sunday's game. New Orleans had more first downs as that total ended up 26-16.

New Orleans led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 33:16-26:44 split in that important category.

Next game, New Orleans takes its act home to face Atlanta looking for another win. For Tampa Bay, they head on the road to face Washington.