Today at 4:05 p.m. ET, the New Orleans Saints (1-0) travel to Tampa Bay for a clash with the Buccaneers (0-1) at Raymond James Stadium in Week 2 NFL action. The game can be live streamed here. Saints fans can access the action on the radio at WWL 870 AM, while Bucs fans can hear it by turning their dials to WFUS 103.5 FM.
The Saints disposed of the Atlanta Falcons 23-17 in Week 1 in head coach Sean Payton's first game back on the sidelines since a year-long suspension last season for the bounty gate scandal. The Bucs lost in a heartbreaker to the New York Jets by a score of 18-17 thanks to a penalty on Lavonte David. David, who was subsequently fined $7,875 for his transgression, hit Jets quarterback Geno Smith when he was already out of bounds, drawing a flag and a fifteen yard penalty that eventually set-up a game-winning field goal by Nick Folk with just seven seconds left.
Drew Brees went 26-for-35 for 357 yards in Week 1, throwing two touchdowns and one interception in the win. Brees connected with Jimmy Graham and Marques Colston for one touchdown apiece. Graham finished the game with four receptions for 45 yards while Colston had five catches for 68 yards.
While Brees looked good, the Saints running game only produced 79 yards in the entire game on 29 carries, a matter which Payton said needs addressing.
"It needs to be better," Payton said per Yahoo Sports. "We were close in some areas and yet we still have to work on and clean up a number of things to improve it."
The Bucs look to answer with a running back of their own as Doug Martin is coming off of a week where he rushed for 65 yards on 24 carries and reached the end zone once.
The game will be the homecoming for cornerback Darrelle Revis, who will don a Buccaneers jersey for the first time at home Sunday and look to contain Brees' offense. Revis had a homecoming of sorts in Week 1 against the Jets, his former team.
"It felt good, getting back out there and doing what I love to do," Revis told Yahoo Sports. "I was just excited to be out there with my teammates, they've been anxious, I've been anxious. So it was a great feeling."
Revis and Brees only played in the same game once in their careers way back in October of 2009 when Revis was with the Jets.
"He's an elite quarterback, not only in this time but in the history of the league," Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano said, according to Yahoo Sports.. "This guy is special. You're not going to stop him, no one does. Can you contain him? That's more of the challenge, that's what we need to do."
While Revis is hoping to stop Brees, Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman is looking to help the Bucs offense after going 15-for-31 last week against New York, for 210 yards with one touchdown and one interception which was almost enough to win until the late penalty cost the team the game.
The Saints swept the season series against Tampa Bay last year, and Brees threw for eight touchdowns and a 69.7 completion percentage combined against the Bucs in 2012.
Will the Saints keep rolling or will their division rival Buccaneers get the better of them tonight?
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