Drew Brees played what could have been his last match NFL, with New Orleans Saints falling home to Tampa Bay Buccaneers into the NFC divisional round. Although Brees and Tom Brady monopolized the spotlight, the game was really defined not by the excellent level of the defender New Orleans, but unfortunately his ball deliveries.
Key moment
interceptions Devin White in the fourth period, which was capitalized by Brady with a short touchdown run, he finally tipped the scales for the visitors. Although Brees threw another interception later, his third in the game, at which point they were already emotionally defeated saints, without too much hope of changing the scoreboard. No team made more expensive mistakes in Divisional Round what the New Orleans, and that costs dearly.
Key player
white recovered a fumble from Jared Cook in the first half and sealed the game with an interception in the second. In addition, he contributed to the defensive effort of pcs, pressing tasks in the middle and being active with 11 approaches, 10 solo, to lead Gulf of Tampa. The linebacker is only in his second year, so it’s reasonable to assume that the best is yet to come, for him.
Key statistics
Zero. Brady put two balls in the hands of the defenders saints -Okay, the second one was complicated- but New Orleans he couldn’t keep any of those balls. It was also a beating on his own Brady Recovered. No theft in favor, saints they could not give that blow which gave them a good advantage in the position of the field in order to be able to add the advantage they had over Gulf of Tampa, or later, to be able to recover from the disadvantage.
What’s next
The sports world expects the rumor to officially become that Brees have played their last game in what will be an important transitional offseason for saints. You still have to decide if the defender of the future is already in the team or you have to look elsewhere. Although it is likely Taysom Hill you get a real opportunity, it is far from a certainty.
On your side, Gulf of Tampa you will need to prepare thermal clothing for the trip to the tundra, where they will visit Green Bay Packers. In case of beating the favorites packers, led by Aaron Rodgers, Gulf of Tampa would become the first team to play Super Bowl in your own stadium, plus Brady he would have reached that stage for the tenth time in his career. Here is a lot of writing history.