Saints vs Buccaneers Playoff Game Day Thread
 

It's time for Round 3. The Saints vs the Bucs in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. You ready?

The Saints defeated the Bucs both times they played in the regular season, and they'll be looking to become the 16th team post-merger to go 3-0 against one team in a season. The most recent team to do it? The Saints in 2017 when they defeated the Carolina Panthers in the wild card round.

But this time it's 6-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady on the opposing sideline for a matchup of the two oldest active quarterbacks in the league. Brady is 43, while Brees turned 42 earlier this week.

Scroll below for all the info you'll need to watch, stream or listen the game, and continue on for numbers to know, expert picks, pregame storylines, live updates from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and more.

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DIVISIONAL ROUND: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints

When: Sunday, Jan. 17 at 5:40 p.m.
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
The line: Saints -3
Series record: Saints lead 37-21
Last meeting(s): 2020, Week 1, Saints win 34-23; Week 9, Saints win 38-3
Bucs in 2020: 11-5, 2nd in NFC South (No. 5 seed in playoffs)
Saints in 2020: 12-4, 1st in NFC South (No. 2 seed in playoffs)

HOW TO WATCH

TV

New Orleans: WWL-TV (CBS-4); Nickelodeon (31)
Baton Rouge: WAFB-TV (CBS-7/9); Nickelodeon (30)
Lafayette: KLFY-TV (CBS-11/18); Nickelodeon (30)

STREAMING

FOX Sports Go app
Yahoo! Sports app
Saints app (available to in-market fans only)
NFL app (broadcast rules apply)
You can also watch the game live on fuboTV.

WWL 870 AM/105.3 FM (New Orleans)
WDGL 98.1 FM (Baton Rouge)
KMDL 97.3 FM (Lafayette)

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NUMBERS TO KNOW

5: The number of times the Saints picked off Tom Brady this season — which accounts for nearly half of Brady's season total (12).
6: The number of times the Saints sacked Tom Brady this season — more than a quarter of Brady's season total (21).
80.9: The average yards rushing allowed by Tampa Bay's top-ranked run defense.
85: The combined age of quarterbacks Drew Brees (42) and Tom Brady (43).

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ZERO Chance of Precipitation

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Kickoff

Dome

Clear

Temperature: 58f.

Feels Like: 58f.

Wind: 5mi West - SouthWest

Humidity: 45%

Visibility: 10mi

Barometer: 1017"

Dew Point: 37f.

Cloud Cover: 9%

Precipitation Prob: 0%

Q2

Dome

Clear

Temperature: 57f.

Feels Like: 57f.

Wind: 5mi West - SouthWest

Humidity: 48%

Visibility: 10mi

Barometer: 1018"

Dew Point: 37f.

Cloud Cover: 9%

Precipitation Prob: 0%

Q3

Dome

Clear

Temperature: 55f.

Feels Like: 55f.

Wind: 5mi West - SouthWest

Humidity: 51%

Visibility: 10mi

Barometer: 1018"

Dew Point: 37f.

Cloud Cover: 8%

Precipitation Prob: 0%

Q4

Dome

Clear

Temperature: 54f.

Feels Like: 54f.

Wind: 5mi West - SouthWest

Humidity: 51%

Visibility: 10mi

Barometer: 1018"

Dew Point: 37f.

Cloud Cover: 5%

Precipitation Prob: 0%

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If this is truly the last time we see Drew Brees in the Superdome as a Saints player, it's been a terrific ride.

Good luck today.

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Hoping not, despite the rumors... he's still got one more year left in him... and on his contract.

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I think if we win the Super Bowl Brees plays one more year.

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WIN FOR DREW!

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Man...2 more games. This one is gonna a be a tough one. But next week even tougher. No mistakes. Play smart. DON'T LET THE REFS DETERMINE THE WINNER OF THE GAME!!!!

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I can't help but feel a little sad knowing I may never see Drew leading the team in the Super Dome again. :sad:

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Very true but a good thing never last forever unfortunately

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True, but I think he could still pplay at a high level at least until he's 45

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Worth mentioning ...

Bucs starting right guard Alex Cappa is out (fractured ankle) today. Let's see what looks/formations Dennis Allen brings on their back up.

X factor could be Rankins (he had our only sack last week vs Bears) in the trenches.

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I will. Next year.

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If I hear Tom Brady one more time this morning I’m gonna peee oooook


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Yea me too. It’s too early in the day to start hearing that ****. At this point Brady has got to be sick of hearing about Brady.

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Fired Up!!!!!!!!

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And if we win, we’ll have to hear about how that douche nozzle Rodgers is every deity man has worshipped rolled into one

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For some reason Arrogant Rodgers bothers me more than Tom Terrific.
Maybe it's all those stupid television commercials.
Never had a problem with Peyton Manning either until every other commercial was Peyton selling Cars,Pizza, Insurance or whatever.

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For me, he bothers me way more than Brady as well. He just has a punchable face and his demeaning way he speaks to people like he has a better pot to piss in

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It's going to come down to how much he enjoys playing. All this talk of retiring is outside noise. He has said many times is isn't going to even consider retiring until the season is over and he's had several weeks to wind down and think about it. The last thing he wants to do his retire and then decide he really wants to keep playing, ala Favre.

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An NFL QB at 45 is not what he is used to be in years past.

3 Reasons why:

1.) Lifestyle - In the 60's, 70's, players partied HARD and football players were underpaid. They smoked, drank and gambled a lot! Not to say they don't now, but seriously doubt they smoke cigs. In 70's and 80's cocaine hit the NFL scene and players abused their bodies. Today, players are a lot cleaner and playing drunk will make you look like the Jets every weekend.

2.) Rules - QB's enjoy a lot of pocket rules since the late 90's that have changed player longevity.

3.) Healthcare - in general, people live longer because we have better access to healthcare now. Medicine and Sports Medicine surgeries are actually a thing. Back in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, if you got hurt, you got pain killers and a shot of cortisone and were told to go play. Cortisone has its place in medicine but it actually prolongs the healing process and hides underlying injuries.

WOW - I can't believe I wrote all that crap. WOW 2 - I can't believe anybody will read all that crap!

:bng:

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Halo must be pumped today. Damn! That's your longest post since 2010. Oh, wait! That's the last time we won it all!

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Me with my new Christmas gift. Someone tell Brady, Gronk, Papa Smurf Arians and any other NFL player identifying as a pirate that their time is up!

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I know I can’t get another by the same artist, but I want another real remembrance after this season is over signifying the same result.

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I would agree with that, Brees is super competitive and as long as the fire is still burning he will continue.
Can't imagine what it's like for his Kids trying to beat the "Old Man" in some backyard games. Not to mention rainy days at the monopoly board.

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I'm always surprised and disappointed with the individuals that listen to people who act for a living and take their word as gospel.

Dang, JP. Don't get me started. I just got home from church.

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Brucie doesn't care he's already signed on with KFC..

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IF we come out firing and start to pull away, I'm expecting a ton of flags to keep Tommy in the game.

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Expecting flags..you can set your new clock on it..

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You'll need to put the sound on WWL
The worst analyst on TV will be talking about him every other second.

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You know what Arians put an hour or more in practice to defend taysom so good luck on trying to figure Payton and Brees 100%


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You know it’s different today for me....call me old, crazy whatever. I just have this calmness today that’s different from previous years. Of course I’m spastic once the game starts, but for some reason today seems more than just this game. Perhaps it is seeing the wind down of Drew Brees and his career, his impact on the city, organization, winning our only Lomabardi. Hell I don’t know. But today I’m just gonna enjoy the game, win or lose. WhoDat!

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I didn’t hear exactly what he said, but did Jay Glazer just confirm that Brees is retiring. He said this WILL be Drew’s final game in the Super Dome.

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