TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (12-5)
AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (13-4)

DIVISIONAL // SUNDAY, JAN. 17, 2021 // 6:40 PM ET // MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME // REFEREE: SHAWN HOCHULI

ON THE AIRWAVES:

TV: FOX/FOX Deportes (6:40 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (field reporter),
Tom Rinaldi (field reporter)
NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Tony Boselli
SIRIUS: 82 (TB), 83 (NO) | XM: 226 (TB), 225 (NO), 88 (National)

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY

LEADER: Saints lead all-time series, 37-21
STREAKS: Saints have won past 5
LAST GAME: 11/8/20: Saints 38 at Buccaneers 3
LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/13/20: Saints 34, Buccaneers 23

PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY

First meeting in postseason

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS LEADERS

7-9 PLAYOFF RECORD

1: 2002 (XXXVII) CHAMPIONSHIPS

W 31-23 at Washington (1/9/21) LAST POSTSEASON GAME

10-2 (Atl 2-0, Car 2-0, Chi 0-1, Den 1-0, Det 1-0 GB
1-0, KC 0-1, LAC 1-0, LV 1-0, Min 1-0) VS. COMMON OPP.

30.8/22.2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST

384.1 OFFENSE

Tom Brady: 401-610-4633-40-12-102.2 PASSING

Ronald Jones: 192-978-5.1-7 RUSHING

Mike Evans: 70-1006-14.4-13 RECEIVING

327.1 DEFENSE

Jason Pierre-Paul: 9.5 SACKS

Carlton Davis: 4 INTS

+8 (25/17) TAKE/GIVE

Jaydon Mickens: 6.2 PR

Jaydon Mickens: 24.3 KR

Bradley Pinion: 45.2 (40.2) PUNTING (NET)

Ryan Succop: 136 (52/57 PAT; 28/31 FG) KICKING

HEAD COACHES

BRUCE ARIANS

1-5 VS. OPPONENT

2-2 PLAYOFF RECORD

BUCCANEERS TEAM NOTES

• BUCCANEERS earned 1st playoff win since 2002 (SB XXXVII).
• TAMPA BAY had one player selected to 2021 Pro Bowl roster:
LB JASON PIERRE PAUL.
• BUCCANEERS OFFENSE ranked 3rd in points per game (30.8) &
allowed 4th-fewest sacks (22) in 2020.
• TAMPA BAY DEFENSE allowed fewest rush yards per game
(80.6) & ranked tied-4th in sacks (48).
• QB TOM BRADY had postseason single-game franchise-record
381 pass yards in Wild Card round.

• QB TOM BRADY is postseason all-time leader in starts (42),
completions (1,047), pass yards (11,769), pass TDs (75) & Super
Bowl titles (6). Ranked tied-2nd in pass TDs (franchise-record
40) & 3rd in pass yards (4,633) in 2020 & became 5th QB in NFL
history with 2+ seasons (2) of 40+ TD passes. Had postseason
single-game franchise-record 381 pass yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs
for 104.3 rating in NFC-WC at Was.
• RB RONALD JONES set career-highs in scrimmage yards
(1,143), rush yards (978) & rush TDs (7) in 2020. RB LEONARD
FOURNETTE has 418 scrimmage yards (104.5 per game) & 5
rush TDs in 4 career playoff games. Had 132 scrimmage yards
(93 rush, 39 rec.) & rush TD in NFC-WC at Was.
• WR MIKE EVANS ranked 4th in NFL in rec. TDs (13) this season.
Had 1,006 rec. yards in 2020 & is 1st player in NFL history with
1,000+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 7 seasons. Had 6 catches
for postseason single-game franchise-record 119 rec. yards
in NFC-WC at Was. WR CHRIS GODWIN has rec. TD in 5 of his
past 6 on road, incl. playoffs. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3
at NO. WR ANTONIO BROWN has 53 receptions for 886 yards
(80.5 per game) & 5 rec. TDs in 11 career playoff games. TE ROB
GRONKOWSKI has 12 career postseason rec. TDs, tied-2nd most
in NFL history.
• LB LAVONTE DAVID had 9 tackles & sack in postseason debut
last week. Has 24 FFs since 2014, tied 2nd-most in NFL. LB
DEVIN WHITE was 1st player since 2000 with 140+ tackles (140)
& 9+ sacks (9). Aims for his 4th in row vs. NO with 10+ tackles. LB
JASON PIERRE-PAUL has 5 TFL & 5 PD in 5 career postseason
games. DT NDAMUKONG SUH had 1.5 sacks in his last playoff
game vs. NO (1/20/19 – NFC-C w/ LAR).

MOST PASSING YARDS
IN NFL HISTORY (INCl. POSTSEASON)
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (12-5)
AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (13-4)
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
MOST PASS TDS
IN NFL HISTORY (INCl. POSTSEASON)
TOM BRADY 90,973
DREW BREES 85,590
PEYTON MANNING 79,279
TOM BRADY 656
DREW BREES 607
PEYTON MANNING 579

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS LEADERS

PLAYOFF RECORD 10-12

CHAMPIONSHIPS 1: 2009 (XLIV)

LAST POSTSEASON GAME W 21-9 vs. Chicago (1/10/21)

VS. COMMON OPP. 9-3 (Atl 2-0, Car 2-0, Chi 1-0, Den 1-0, Det 1-0, GB
0-1, KC 0-1, LAC 1-0, LV 0-1, Min 1-0)

PTS. FOR/AGAINST 30.1/21.1

OFFENSE 376.4

PASSING Drew Brees: 275-390-2942-24-6-106.4

RUSHING Alvin Kamara: 187-932-5.0-16

RECEIVING Alvin Kamara (RB): 83-756-9.1-5

DEFENSE 310.9

SACKS Trey Hendrickson: 13.5

INTS Many tied: 3

TAKE/GIVE +9 (26/17)

PR Deonte Harris: 12.2

KR Deonte Harris: 27.3

PUNTING (NET) Thomas Morstead: 43.1 (41.7)

KICKING Wil Lutz: 126 (57/58 PAT; 23/28 FG)

HEAD COACHES

SEAN PAYTON

VS. OPPONENT 17-10

PLAYOFF RECORD 9-7

SAINTS TEAM NOTES

• SAINTS clinched 4th-consecutive NFC South division title,
longest streak in franchise history.
• SEAN PAYTON led NO to SB XLIV title (2009 season).
• NEW ORLEANS 5 players selected to 2021 Pro Bowl roster: T
TERRON ARMSTEAD, DE CAMERON JORDAN, RB ALVIN KAMARA,
CB MARSHON LATTIMORE & G ANDRUS PEAT.
• SAINTS OFFENSE ranked 5th in points per game (30.1).
• SAINTS DEFENSE ranked 4th in total yards allowed per game
(310.9) & 5th in points allowed per game (21.1).

• QB DREW BREES has 5,232 pass yards (307.8 per game) & 36
TDs vs. 12 INTs for 100 rating in 17 career postseason starts.
Had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 107.3 rating in NFC-WC vs. Chi. Had 4
TDs vs. 0 INTs for 135.2 rating in Week 9 meeting. Aims for his
4th in row vs. TB with 2+ TDs & 0 INTs.
• RB ALVIN KAMARA led NFL with 21 TDs (16 rush, 5 rec.) & ranked
3rd in scrimmage yards (1,688). Led all RBs with career-high
83 receptions. Had 116 scrimmage yards (99 rush, 17 rec.) &
rush TD in NFC-WC vs. Chi. Has 850 scrimmage yards (106.3
per game) & 9 TDs (6 rush, 3 rec.) in 8 career games vs. TB. RB
LATAVIUS MURRAY had rec. TD in NFC-WC vs. Chi. Is 1 of 2 RBs
(TODD GURLEY) with 5+ TDs in each of past 6 seasons.
• WR MICHAEL THOMAS has 43 receptions for 566 yards (94.3
per game) & 4 rec. TDs in 6 career postseason games. Has
74 catches for 899 yards (99.9 per game) & 4 rec. TDs in 9
career games vs. TB. WR EMMANUEL SANDERS is 1 of 3 WRs
(T.Y. HILTON & JULIO JONES) with 500+ rec. yards in each of
past 9 seasons. Aims for his 4th in row vs. TB with TD catch. WR
DEONTE HARRIS had career-highs in catches (7) & rec. yards
(83) in NFC-WC vs. Chi. TE JARED COOK has 22 rec. TDs since
2018, 2nd-most among TEs.
• DE CAMERON JORDAN is only player with 7+ sacks in each
of past 9 seasons. Has 5.5 sacks, 8 TFL & 4 PD in 10 career
postseason games. Has TFL in 6 of his past 7 at home vs. TB.
DE TREY HENDRICKSON tied-2nd in NFL with career-high 13.5
sacks. LB DEMARIO DAVIS has 10 PD & 6 TFL in 8 career games
vs. TB. Had sack in last home meeting. Was 1 of 5 LBs with 100+
tackles (119) & 10+ TFL (10) in 2020. CB MARSHON LATTIMORE
aims for his 8th in row with PD, incl. playoffs.

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