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Buccaneers vs. Saints Odds
| Buccaneers Odds | +3 |
| Saints Odds | -3 |
| Total | N/A |
| Time | TBA |
| Day | TBA |
| Odds as of Sunday and via FanDuel. More information will be added as it’s released. | |
Buccaneers vs. Saints Playoff Projections
The experts who power our NFL PRO Projections use their consensus team ratings to project a spread.
- Spread: Saints -1.9
Buccaneers vs. Saints Player Ratings
Sean Koerner, our Director of Predictive Analytics, uses his player projections to calculate the most valuable players on each team based on their worth to the spread. Find his ratings below or read his full analysis here.
| Most Valuable Players | Worth |
|---|---|
| QB Tom Brady | 5.41 |
| WR Chris Godwin | 0.66 |
| WR Mike Evans | 0.59 |
| WR Antonio Brown | 0.54 |
| LB Lavonte David | 0.48 |
| Most Valuable Players | Worth |
|---|---|
| QB Drew Brees | 3.66 |
| DE Cameron Jordan | 0.54 |
| FS Marcus Williams | 0.52 |
| RB Alvin Kamara | 0.5 |
| WR Emmanuel Sanders | 0.41 |
How Tampa Bay Reached the Divisional Round
- Wild Card Round: Beat Washington, 31-23
- Regular-Season Record: 11-5
Tommy Stokke: In case you missed it, Tom Brady is on the Bucs.
He brought Rob Gronkowski and, eventually, Antonio Brown with him. And with Brady comes postseason play.
The experiment with Brady has mostly worked, although there have been enough iffy moments for Monday-morning talk shows to propose a loser-leaves-town cage match between Brady and head coach Bruce Arians.
Still, Tampa Bay throws the ball more often than all but two teams in the NFL, so a playoff run rests on Brady’s right arm. If the Bucs’ defense can stay stingy — it ranks seventh in points allowed — the 43-year-old’s job gets a little easier.
How New Orleans Reached the Divisional Round
- Wild Card Round: Bye
- Regular-Season Record: 13-3
Stokke: How did they get here?
Drew Brees looks every bit his age. Taysom Hill started four games. Michael Thomas has 109 fewer catches than a season ago.
Still, the Saints carried on in 2020 with another NFC South title and home playoff game. Make that four years in a row with those feats for Brees, Sean Payton and Co.