Overview
- New Orleans beat Tampa Bay 24-20 in rainy Tampa after repeatedly benefiting from short fields, including a 54-yard opening kickoff return by Mason Tipton.
- Bowles said records do not matter and criticized special-teams coverage, indicating that personnel adjustments could be made.
- Tampa Bay struggled in key situations, finishing 3-of-13 on third down and 2-of-7 on fourth down.
- Baker Mayfield showed visible frustration and said the team should be upset about the loss and channel it on Thursday night.
- The defeat dropped the Buccaneers to 7-6, tying them with Carolina atop the NFC South before a Thursday game against the Falcons.