New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 18Sun, Jan 5 · 1:00 PM ET· Raymond James Stadium· outdoors
Saints
New Orleans Saints
Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Team comparison
Regular-season results before Sun, Jan 5. Historical results, not a forecast.
| 2024 season | NO16 games | TB16 games |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 5–11 | 9–7 |
| Points / game | 19.9 | 29.7 |
| Allowed / game | 23.2 | 22.9 |
| Margin / game | -3.3 | 6.8 |
| Home record | 3–6 | 4–4 |
| Away record | 2–5 | 5–3 |
| Last 5 record | 1–4 | 4–1 |
Opponent defense
2024 · yards allowed / gameRead each column as that team’s defense. Recorded player production allowed; position rows total opposing players at that position in each observed game.
| Production allowed | NO | TB |
|---|---|---|
| Passing yards allowed | 254.6#27 / 32 teams · 16g | 264.0#29 / 32 teams · 16g |
| Rushing yards allowed | 139.1#30 / 32 teams · 16g | 99.9#6 / 32 teams · 16g |
| QB passing yards | 254.6#27 / 32 teams · 16g | 262.9#29 / 32 teams · 16g |
| RB rushing yards | 110.3#27 / 32 teams · 16g | 74.1#5 / 32 teams · 16g |
| WR receiving yards | 165.8#28 / 32 teams · 16g | 160.9#27 / 32 teams · 16g |
| TE receiving yards | 56.9#24 / 32 teams · 16g | 63.9#29 / 32 teams · 16g |
Rank 1 allows the fewest recorded yards; ties share a rank. Ranks describe teams with imported values, not official league defensive rankings. Each sample is shown. Passing is gross yardage (before sacks), not net team passing. Missing player rows can understate totals; no missing games are treated as zero. Source: imported nflverse player game statistics, completed regular-season games before this matchup.
Game-by-game trends
Saints · Points scored
10 recorded games40% above your comparison (sample median) · 2 exactly on it
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2024-12-29 · vs Las Vegas Raiders · 10–2510 points
4 points below the comparison line
Last 5 average: 11.4Previous 5: 19 · -7.6 points/game
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View exact game results
| Game | points | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-29 · vs Las Vegas Raiders · 10–25 | 10 | -4 |
| 2024-12-23 · at Green Bay Packers · 0–34 | 0 | -14 |
| 2024-12-15 · vs Washington Commanders · 19–20 | 19 | +5 |
| 2024-12-08 · at New York Giants · 14–11 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024-12-01 · vs Los Angeles Rams · 14–21 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024-11-17 · vs Cleveland Browns · 35–14 | 35 | +21 |
| 2024-11-10 · vs Atlanta Falcons · 20–17 | 20 | +6 |
| 2024-11-03 · at Carolina Panthers · 22–23 | 22 | +8 |
| 2024-10-27 · at Los Angeles Chargers · 8–26 | 8 | -6 |
| 2024-10-17 · vs Denver Broncos · 10–33 | 10 | -4 |
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Head-to-head
5 meetings on recordBefore this matchup · includes playoffs · most recent first.
Source: imported NFL game results via nflverse. These charts update when completed results are imported; live scores appear separately.