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Recap - Buccaneers Defeat New Orleans 26-9
Baker Mayfield passed for 3 TDs and 246 yards in leading the Buccaneers past New Orleans on Sunday at Caesars Superdome.
Tampa Bay won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +4.5-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 41.0.
Baker Mayfield completed 25 of 32 pass attempts for 246 yards and 3 TDs for the Buccaneers in the win.
Alvin Kamara rushed for 51 yards for New Orleans, while Taysom Hill added 10 yards. Jameis Winston threw for 0 yards for the Saints, while receivers Michael Thomas and Alvin Kamara had 53 and 33 yards respectively.
New Orleans lost the offensive yardage battle to Tampa Bay 353-197 yards in Sunday's game. Tampa Bay had more first downs as that total ended up 21-16.
Tampa Bay led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 31:11-28:49 split in that important category.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Lions. The Saints will aim to get back on the winning track at New England.