TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Adam Amin, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: NO leads series, 40-24 (TB won 3 of past 4) Postseason: TB leads series, 1-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 12/31/23: NO 23 at TB 13 Postseason: NFC-D 1/17/21: TB 30 at NO 20
HEAD COACHES
Todd Bowles vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-2 Reg. Season: 46-60 (.434) Postseason: 1-2 (.333)
Dennis Allen vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-4 Reg. Season: 26-49 (.347) Postseason: —
BUCCANEERS NOTES
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD completed 19 of 24 atts. (79.2 pct.) & had 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 137.5 rating in Week 5, 1 of 2 (Jayden Daniels) with 3 games of 75+ comp. pct. in 2024. Passed for 309 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. NO with 2+ TD passes. • RB RACHAAD WHITE aims for his 3rd in row overall & 4th in row vs. NO with 65+ scrimmage yards. • RB BUCKY IRVING (rookie) has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his 5 career games & aims for his 4th in row with 50 scrimmage yards. • WR MIKE EVANS had 2 rec. TDs last week, his 22nd-career game with 2+ TD catches. Has 99 career reg. season TD catches & can become 11th player ever with 100+ rec. TDs. Aims for his 3rd in row with rec. TD . • WR CHRIS GODWIN is only player with 5+ catches in each of 1st 5 games. Aims for his 7th in row with 5+ catches & 11th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Has 4 rec. TDs in his past 5 at NO. Aims for his 3rd in row at NO with 8+ catches & 110+ rec. yards. • TE CADE OTTON had TD catch in last road meeting. • LB LAVONTE DAVID had 13th-career INT last week. Aims for his 19th in row with 5+ tackles. Has 5+ tackles in each of his 24 career games vs. NO. • NT VITA VEA aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Had 2 sacks & FF in last road meeting. • DL LOGAN HALL had 1st career 2-sack game last week & aims for his 3rd in row with sack. • CB JAMEL DEAN aims for his 3rd in row with PD. • CB ZYON MCCOLLUM had career-high 10 tackles & 2 PD last week. Has 2+ PD in 3 of his past 4 & ranks tied-1st in NFC (Paulson Adebo) with 8 PD this season. • S TYKEE SMITH (rookie) led team with 11 tackles & had 1st-career FF last week.
SAINTS NOTES
• QB DEREK CARR passed for 165 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 40,089 pass yards & became 7th player ever with 40,000 pass yards in 1st 11 career seasons. Has 3+ TD passes & 130+ rating in 3 of his past 4 home starts. Passed for 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 111.1 rating in last meeting. • QB JAKE HAENER had 17 pass yards & 11 rush yards in NFL debut last week. • RB ALVIN KAMARA had 6 catches & 66 scrimmage yards (40 rec., 26 rush) in Week 5 & ranks tied-2nd in NFL with 602 scrimmage yards this season. Leads all RBs with 23 catches in 2024 & aims for his 3rd in row with 6+ catches. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 110+ scrimmage yards. Has 624 scrimmage yards (104 per game) & 8 TDs (5 rush, 3 rec.) in 6 career home games vs. TB. • WR CHRIS OLAVE has 80+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4. Has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 at home. • WR RASHID SHAHEED led team with 86 rec. yards, incl. 43-yard TD catch last week. Since 2022, is 1 of 3 (Ja’Marr Chase & Tyreek Hill) with 8+ 40-yard TDs (8). Is 1 of 3 (Nico Collins & Justin Jefferson) with 4+ games (4) of 70+ rec. yards in 2024. • LB DEMARIO DAVIS led team with season-high 11 tackles in Week 5. Has 5 TFL & 3.5 sacks in his past 5 at home. Had FR in last meeting. Has 5+ tackles in 13 of his 14 career games vs. TB. • DE CHASE YOUNG had 18th-career sack last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. • DT BRYAN BRESEE has 4 sacks in his past 4. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with sack. • DT KHALEN SAUNDERS had 7 tackles & 1st-career INT in Week 5. • CB ALONTAE TAYLOR had 2 TFL & 2nd FF of season last week. Is only player with 4+ TFL (6) & 4+ PD (4) in 2024. Had INT in last meeting. • CB PAULSON ADEBO is 1 of 5 with PD in each of 1st 5 weeks.
