<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-adding-ex-drew-brees-weapon-amid-brutal-skid');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers adding ex-Drew Brees weapon amid brutal skid');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tampa-Bay-adding-ex-Drew-Breese-weapon-amid-brutal-skid.jpg"></figure><h1>Buccaneers adding ex-Drew Brees weapon amid brutal skid</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T17:41:39-07:00">October 15th, 5:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T17:52:23-07:00">October 15th, 5:52pm</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following another <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-reveals-what-made-buccaneers-win-over-saints-extra-special">big win for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>, the team has made a move for free agent wide receiver Marquez Callaway ahead of their Week 7 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens. The former New Orleans Saints veteran <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1846324818557521988" rel="noopener">plans to sign</a> with the Buccaneers, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.</p><p>Callaway, 26, was released by the Saints in August and has landed back in the NFC South. In four NFL seasons, he has 83 receptions for 1,069 yards and seven touchdowns. Callaway entered the league as an undrafted free-agent in 2020, and quickly developed a connection with Saints’ star quarterback Drew Brees.</p><p>In Brees’ final season with the Saints, the rookie Callaway morphed into an electrifying weapon, posting 21 catches on 27 targets for 213 yards. He also returned 11 punts for 122 yards, and four kick returns for 94 yards. His best season came the following year, where he recorded 46 catches on 84 targets for 698 yards and six touchdowns.</p><p>The timing couldn’t be better, as Brees will be inducted into the Saints Hall of Fame in Week 7. The organization <a href="https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/drew-brees-honored-thursday-night-football-denver-broncos-vs-new-orleans-saints-october-17-2024-nfl-week-7-gameday-events-caesars-superdome" rel="noopener">plans to honor</a> the 13-time Pro Bowl QB during halftime of their matchup against the Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football.</p><h2><b>What Marquez Callaway brings to Buccaneers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Marquez-Callaway.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s uncertain how much time he will get out of the gate offensively, but Callaway has prowess as a returner. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-dennis-allen-calls-out-unacceptable-problems-in-loss-to-buccaneers">Buccaneers defeated the Saints 51-27 in Week 6</a>, and the passing game has appeared to be strong once again. Chris Godwin led the way with 11 receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns, while Mike Evans was contained for two receptions for 34 yards.</p><p>Callaway could compete for reps alongside Ryan Miller, Sterling Shepard and Jalen McMillan.</p><p>Baker Mayfield will likely keep the passing game rolling as he has throughout the 2024-25 campaign. The Buccaneers battle the Baltimore Ravens in Week 7, which should become another high-scoring affair, and offer potential playing time for Callaway in his new offense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers adding ex-Drew Brees weapon amid brutal skid

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/49ers-vs-seahawks-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-7-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Broncos vs. Saints prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 7');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Broncos-vs-Saints-prediction-odds-pick-for-NFL-Week-7.jpg"></figure><h1>Broncos vs. Saints prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 7</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T08:41:09-07:00">October 15th, 8:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T08:41:09-07:00">October 15th, 8:41am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris manages the betting team at ClutchPoints and contributes about the NFL, MLB, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Thursday Night Football showcases two teams who lost in Week 6. The New Orleans Saints host the Denver Broncos as Sean Payton returns to his former city for the first time since leaving in 2022. It is time to continue our NFL odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Broncos-Saints prediction and pick.</p><figure><img src="https://a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/3065-2113640"></figure><figure><img src="https://paramountplus.qflm.net/i/492408/2113640/3065"></figure><p>This will be a fun game to watch as Payton coaches against the Saints for the first time since being a head coach there from 2006-21. His current Broncos team has been solid this season, however, they just fell to the Los Angeles Chargers at home for the first time since 2018. The Broncos are 3-3 and that places them 3rd in the AFC West Division.</p><p>The Saints started the season hotter than satan’s toenails. Winning their two first games by easy fashion, the Saints would proceed to lose four straight to fall to 2-4. What happened? Well, the defense has been terrible. Derek Carr is out, and now potentially Chris Olave being out doesn’t help either. The Saints must win this game to put themselves back into a position to contend. If they lose, they will likely be out of it before Week 8.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Broncos-Saints <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl" rel="noopener">NFL odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </b></i></p><h2><b>NFL Odds: Broncos-Saints NFL Odds</b></h2><p>Denver Broncos: -1.5 (-114)</p><p>Moneyline: -132</p><p>New Orleans Saints: +1.5 (-106)</p><p>Moneyline: +112</p><p>Over: 36.5 (-120)</p><p>Under: 36.5 (-102)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Broncos vs. Saints</b></h2><p>Time: 8:15 ET/5:15 PT</p><p>TV: Prime Video</p><p><b><i>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">Free Trial</a>)</i></b></p><h2><b>Why The Broncos Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Broncos played one of the worst first halves of football you will see this season against LA. They didn’t even cross the 50-yard line as Bo Nix threw an interception, followed by three punts and a fumble, turning the ball over again. The offense wouldn’t score till late in the contest as the game was pretty much over at halftime. To make matters worse, star cornerback Pat Surtain II suffered a concussion very early in the game. He will be questionable to play on Thursday and on a short week, it’s unlikely he will play. That is a tough loss to a defense that has the potential to be really good.</p><p>The Broncos offense needs work. They have yet to find an identity and have trouble running the ball. Javonte Williams carried the ball six times for 23 yards and Nix led the team with 61 yards rushing in the loss last week. That needs to change. Jaleel McLaughlin is an elite backup back as well, and he carried the rock just three times. The Broncos must find a way to pound the rock against the Saints, whose defense is giving up points left and right.</p><h2><b>Why The Saints Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>New Orleans has had a tough schedule this year, facing the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys (who they easily beat), Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs, and then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The schedule gets easier. If they can beat the Broncos, they will be 3-4 as they prepare to face the Los Angeles Chargers, the Panthers again who they beat by 37, and then the Falcons and Cleveland Browns. There is light at the end of the tunnel for the Saints. Although, they must find a way to get past a Broncos team that is always tough to beat. One thing to note, the Broncos beat the Buccaneers 26-7 earlier this year, whereas the Bucs just scored 51 against the Saints.</p><p>Carr will be out again this week so Spencer Rattler gets his second go at a start. His first start had some ups and downs but enough positives for the team to be confident this week. He passed for 243 yards and one touchdown but did have two interceptions. It was hard for the Saints to establish a run game as they were trialing 14-0 very early. New Orleans battled back and found a way to score 27 second-quarter points but did not score again the rest of the contest. If Rattler doesn’t turn the ball over then the Saints have enough talent on offense to score enough points to win this game. The Broncos are not capable of scoring 51 and the Sainst defense will play much better against Nix.</p><p>The Saints will likely be without Olave this week as he suffered a concussion against the Buccaneers. Also, Rashid Shaheed has a knee injury and his status is up in the air as well.</p><h2><b>Final Broncos-Saints Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>There are a lot of injuries in this game. The status of each injured player is still up in the air, so it;s best to wait to bet on this game until you hear the game-time decisions an hour before the contest. I don’t expect it to be high-scoring, but the over-under at 36.5 is low. I’m taking the Over to hope that 4-5 touchdowns will be scored in this game.</p><p><b>Final Broncos-Saints Prediction &amp; Pick: Over 36.5 (-120)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Broncos vs. Saints prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 7

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Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New Orleans Saints fans can breathe a sigh of relief as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-tyrann-matthieus-humble-9-word-message-signing-contract-extension-with-new-orleans">safety Tyrann Mathieu</a> is not expected to miss any time. The defensive captain left the team’s Week 6 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers early with an arm injury but following evaluations, avoided a major injury.</p><p>Saints head coach Dennis Allen confirmed that Mathieu <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1845886206581887285" rel="noopener">only suffered an arm contusion</a> and will likely play in Week 7 for the team’s Thursday Night Football matchup against the Denver Broncos, per Ian Rapoport. Mathieu is still listed as questionable for the game with an official decision later to come but did not suffer any major damage to his injured arm.</p><p>The injury update is a significant one for the Saints, who are already thin at safety with Will Harris on injured reserve. Following Mathieu’s departure against the Buccaneers, New Orleans was limited to just Jordan Howden, Jonathan Abram, and J.T. Gray at the position. Gray is listed as Mathieu’s backup at free safety with no other player at the position on the depth chart.</p><p>While Mathieu is expected to take the field, the Saints defense will still likely be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-new-orleans-dealt-2-week-4-injury-updates">without linebacker Pete Werner</a> for the upcoming game. Werner has not played since the team’s Week 4 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.</p><h2>Saints prepare for a primetime tilt against Broncos</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tyrann-Mathieu.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After a hot start to the year, the Saints have fallen to 2-4 in their first six games and have lost quarterback Derek Carr, forcing rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-saints-spencer-rattler-derek-carr-replacement-week-6">Spencer Rattler into action</a>. In just his second career start, Rattler is slated to play in his first primetime game against one of the best defenses in the NFL.</p><p>The Saints will remain at home and take on the equally struggling Denver Broncos, who enter with a record of 3-3. The Broncos are also deploying a rookie quarterback in Bo Nix who will also play in his first primetime contest on Thursday Night Football.</p><p>Despite Carr’s absence, the Saints put up the most points of their current four-game losing streak in Week 7 against the Buccaneers. Rattler’s stat line was just average at first glance but made even more impressive considering he played most of the game without leading receiver Chris Olave and several key offensive linemen.</p><p>Defense was the primary issue for the Saints against Tampa Bay as they allowed 51 points, their most of the year. A better performance is to be expected against the Broncos, who have yet to post more than 20 points in 2024.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saints’ Tyrann Mathieu avoids serious injury after scare vs. Buccaneers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-reveals-what-made-buccaneers-win-over-saints-extra-special');   ga('set', 'title', 'Todd Bowles reveals what made Buccaneers win over Saints ‘extra special’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buccaneers-news-Todd-Bowles-reveals-what-made-win-over-Saints-extra-special.jpg"></figure><h1>Todd Bowles reveals what made Buccaneers win over Saints ‘extra special’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T11:03:20-07:00">October 14th, 11:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T11:05:06-07:00">October 14th, 11:05am</time><address><a>Michael Whitaker</a>Michael Whitaker is an experienced NHL and NFL writer and also covers local Detroit sports for Bally Sports Detroit. He has a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from Eastern Michigan University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-vita-vea-emotional-message-win-hurricane-victims">Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominated the New Orleans Saints</a> at the Caesars Superdome on Sunday, winning by a 51-27 final score and improving to 4-2 through the first six games of the 2024 NFL season.</p><p>But the victory had extra meaning for the Bucs and head coach Todd Bowles in particular, as the Tampa Bay region is still feeling the effects of the destructive Hurricane Milton. As Bowles put it, winning Sunday’s game was a <a href="https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-saints-week-6-recap-postgame-report" rel="noopener">way for the team to give back to the community</a> impacted by the storm, via NFL.com:</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Todd Bowles reveals what made Buccaneers win over Saints ‘extra special’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/saints-news-khalen-saunders-hits-saints-blunt-reality-check-struggles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Khalen Saunders hits Saints with blunt reality check amid struggles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Saints-news-Khalen-Saunders-hits-New-Orleans-with-blunt-reality-check-amid-struggles.jpg"></figure><h1>Khalen Saunders hits Saints with blunt reality check amid struggles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T19:09:57-07:00">October 13th, 7:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T20:21:36-07:00">October 13th, 8:21pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers blew out the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, 51-27, for Week 6 of the NFL season. In their win, the Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield went 24-36 for 325 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions. Meanwhile, Spencer Rattler debuted in place of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-derek-carr-leaves-chiefs-game-potential-injury">injured Derek Carr</a>, who suffered an oblique injury in their loss to the Chiefs. Rattler went 22-40 for 243 yards, with one touchdown and two interceptions. However, Saints defensive tackle Khalen Saunders noted that their mistakes cost them the game, despite coming into halftime with a three-point lead.</p><p>“Absolutely we’re all professionals,” he said, via Saints <a href="https://x.com/Matthew_Paras/status/1845584146304827594" rel="noopener">beat reporter</a> Matthew Paras on X, formerly Twitter. “We get paid very generously to play this damn game. So I think if we can’t fix it, we’re just going to have to make changes. And that’s how it’s going to have to be.”</p><h2><b>Week 6: Buccaneers def. Saints</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Khalen-Saunders-after-an-interception.jpg"><figcaption>© Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After a solid first half, Rattler and the Saints collapsed to the Buccaneers in their Week 6 matchup. For instance, the Bucs picked Rattler off twice in the fourth quarter and sacked him four times in the second half (for a total of five).</p><p>Moreover, the Saints’ new quarterback only completed 11 of 23 passes for 103 yards in the second half. The team’s sputtering offense combined with their porous defense to give away the game to the Buccaneers.</p><p>“I think we came out, <a href="https://www.espn.ph/nfl/story/_/id/41779156/saints-qb-spencer-rattler-throws-td-2-ints-uneven-debut" rel="noopener">we were sloppy as a group</a> throughout the whole second half. Couldn’t really get anything going,” Rattler said, via Katherine Terrell for ESPN. “Shot ourselves in the foot a few times, made a few mistakes, starting with myself. Got to play better in that second half, but we fought, we battled, and we’ll learn and get better from it.”</p><p>Meanwhile, Saints coach Dennis Allen echoed the team’s defensive problems, along with their failure to help out Rattler.</p><p>“I thought that was the biggest thing in the game,” Allen said. “We didn’t tackle in the game. And look, make no mistake about it, when it comes to defense, that’s on me.”</p><p>Besides Derek Carr’s injury, the Saints are also playing without the hurt <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-chris-olave-evaluated-concussion-early-vs-buccaneers">Chris Olave, out with a concussion</a>, and Tyrann Mathieu, with a forearm injury.</p><h2><b>Possible changes?</b></h2><p>Still, despite Khalen Saunders’ comments, it remains unclear how the Saints can make changes. Rumors indicate they are active players in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-saints-favorite-davante-adams-trade-sweepstakes">trading for Davante Adams</a> from the Las Vegas Raiders, reuniting the wideout with former teammate Carr.</p><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-fire-robert-saleh-after-lackluster-start-to-season">Jets, who just fired coach Robert Saleh</a>, are also involved in the trade rumors.</p><p>However, the latest reports said that the Raiders may keep Adams after all, as the receiver has forged a solid relationship with Aidan O’Connell, who started their game versus the Steelers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Khalen Saunders hits Saints with blunt reality check amid struggles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/saints-dennis-allen-calls-out-unacceptable-problems-in-loss-to-buccaneers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saints’ Dennis Allen calls out ‘unacceptable’ problems in loss to Buccaneers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Saints-news-Dennis-Allen-calls-out-unacceptable-problems-in-loss-to-Buccaneers.jpg"></figure><h1>Saints’ Dennis Allen calls out ‘unacceptable’ problems in loss to Buccaneers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T16:39:49-07:00">October 13th, 4:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T16:39:49-07:00">October 13th, 4:39pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s hard to find anything good for the New Orleans Saints in the troubling loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday. The Saints <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-tampa-bay-franchise-record-vs-saints-baker-mayfield">allowed the Buccaneers to set</a> a franchise record. New Orleans also lost a star receiver to an injury. The performance led to Dennis Allen calling out <a href="https://x.com/MikeTriplett/status/1845567380682080522" rel="noopener">“unacceptable” problems</a> in the loss, according to a post on X by Mike Triplett.</p><p>“Thoroughly disappointed in the game,” Allen said. “It was not acceptable. It was not good enough from a coaching standpoint, (and) was not good enough from a playing standpoint. I thought our tackling was atrocious in the game.”</p><h2><b>Saints head coach Dennis Allen seraching for answers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/New-Orleans-Saints-head-coach-Dennis-Allen.jpg"><figcaption>Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Adding to the pain, the Saints coughed up almost 600 yards of offense, approaching <a href="https://x.com/JeffDuncan_/status/1845563892308820049" rel="noopener">negative record status</a>, according to a post on X by Jeff Duncan of nola.com.</p><p>“The 594 yards surrendered by the Saints today were the second most in franchise history, per @ByLukeJohnson. The record was 605 vs. Minnesota, 10/17/04.”</p><p>One of the absolute worst moments came in the second half. Chris Godwin caught a check-down pass from quarterback Baker Mayfield. Three Saints seemed to have him hemmed in for a short gain. Instead, tackle attempts turned into whiffs and Godwin racked up a 55-yard touchdown to put the Buccaneers ahead for good.</p><p>It’s hard to fathom an NFL team giving that little effort when it is leading in the second half of a football game.<br>Plus, it came against a division rival, adding more salt to the wound.</p><p>Tackling is supposed to be the foundation of every defense. It should be taken care of in the preseason. But it’s Week 6 and the Saints haven’t figured out how to do it? All of this seems to fall on Allen’s shoulders. He’s supposed to be a defensive guy. The buck has to stop with him.</p><p>Allen said the Saints must improve <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfTziI-78tQ" rel="noopener">across the board</a>, according to the Saints YouTube page.</p><p>“We’ve got to play better than we did in all areas,” Allen said. “When you don’t tackle you give up explosive plays. And then it snowballed on us. When it comes to the defense that’s on me. I gotta do a better job with our guys. It was not a good defensive performance at all. That’s needs to be an area we can count on.”</p><p>On the brighter side, the Saints did some nice things on offense with rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler hitting on 22 of 40 passes for 243 yards and a touchdown. Also, the Saints battled back from a 17-0 deficit and scored 27 second-quarter points to take a halftime lead. But the Saints didn’t score in the second half.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saints’ Dennis Allen calls out ‘unacceptable’ problems in loss to Buccaneers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-tampa-bay-franchise-record-vs-saints-baker-mayfield');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers set franchise record vs. Saints despite brief Baker Mayfield injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buccaneers-news-Tampa-Bay-sets-franchise-record-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Buccaneers set franchise record vs. Saints despite brief Baker Mayfield injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T14:33:04-07:00">October 13th, 2:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T14:33:04-07:00">October 13th, 2:33pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-vs-saints-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-6-2024">Tampa Bay Buccaneers set a franchise record Sunday vs. the New Orleans Saints</a> with 594 <a href="https://x.com/gregauman/status/1845564175633842185" rel="noopener">yards of offense</a> in Week 6, per FOX’s Greg Auman. The previous best was 588 yards in 2020 against the Lions. This also marked the highest offensive yardage total of the 2024 season, besting the 550 yards by the Falcons against the Bucs last week.</p><p>Tampa Bay won handily vs. New Orleans, 51-27.</p><p>Baker Mayfield briefly left the game in the fourth quarter, only to return and throw a touchdown pass, his fourth of the day, to TE Cade Otton.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/bakermayfield?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bakermayfield</a>’s 4th TD pass to extend the lead to 10</p><p>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TBvsNO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TBvsNO</a> on FOX<br>📱: <a href="https://t.co/waVpO909ge">https://t.co/waVpO909ge</a> <a href="https://t.co/Otvr5YofHk">pic.twitter.com/Otvr5YofHk</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1845553349074231589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The 277 rushing yards by the Bucs is the <a href="https://x.com/gregauman/status/1845566184714129747" rel="noopener">second-most in team history</a>, per Auman. They posted 283 in 2015 vs. the Eagles.</p><p>Baker Mayfield says, “The Bucs didn’t flinch. The game is 60 minutes, and that’s why you play two halves,” per Bucs reporter Scott Smith.</p><p>Rookie RB Sean Tucker accounted for 136 rushing yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. He also added 56 yards and a touchdown on three catches. RB Bucky Irving also saw 14 carries, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown with another two receptions for 24 yards.</p><p>WR Chris Godwin caught 11 passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns.</p><p>Mayfield finished the game by completing 24-of-36 for 325 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions.</p><h2><b>Evaluating the Buccaneers’ 4-2 start</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buccaneers-Baker-Mayfield-under-center-vs.jpg"><figcaption>© Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Atlanta Falcons are right on the Bucs’ heels at 3-2 and hold the early head-to-head edge after taking down the Bucs last week, 36-30. In that game, Kirk Cousins played like a man possessed, passing for 509 yards, four touchdowns and an interception.</p><p>Tampa Bay had 31 first downs in Week 6, yet played pretty sloppy football. They committed 12 penalties for 86 yards and gave up three interceptions. Those INTs came during a frantic second quarter that saw the Saints score 27 points. At halftime, New Orleans held the 27-24 lead. Thankfully for the Bucs, they rallied for 27 unanswered points, running away with this game.</p><p>This has been a heated rivalry in recent years. WR <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-mike-evans-honest-on-marshon-lattimore-feud-saints-clash">Mike Evans spoke about letting his emotions</a> <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/mike-evans-admits-he-has-done-a-bad-job-controlling-his-emotions-vs-marshon-lattimore" rel="noopener">get the best of him</a> at times against New Orleans, per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times.</p><p>“Long as, you know, it’s within the play,” Evans said. “I’ve done a bad job in the past of making it go over the play when I shouldn’t have. But I’m more mature now, and our team is focused on playing winning ball, and you can’t play winning ball when you get kicked out and things like that.”</p><p>The Saints have lost four of the last five against the Bucs. They meet again in the regular season finale for Week 17 on Sunday, January 5.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers set franchise record vs. Saints despite brief Baker Mayfield injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/saints-news-derek-carr-expected-injury-recovery-timeline');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saints quarterback Derek Carr’s expected injury recovery timeline, revealed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Derek-Carrs-expected-injury-recovery-timeline-revealed.jpg"></figure><h1>Saints quarterback Derek Carr’s expected injury recovery timeline, revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T10:54:26-07:00">October 13th, 10:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T10:54:26-07:00">October 13th, 10:54am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-new-orleans-get-promising-playmaker-back-week-6-buccaneers">New Orleans Saints take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> in Week 6, rookie Spencer Rattler is getting the start at quarterback. After Derek Carr’s latest injury update, Saints fans should expect more of Rattler moving forward.</p><p>Carr is <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1845508980539273394" rel="noopener">expected to miss three-to-four weeks</a>, via Jay Glazer of Fox Sports. The quarterback is battling through an oblique injury he suffered in the fourth quarter of New Orleans’ Week 5 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. After undergoing an MRI, Carr’s most realistic timetable has now come into view.</p><p>When Carr first went down with his injury, the Saints replaced him with Jake Haener. He went on to complete 2-of-7 passes for 17 yards. New Orleans <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-south-carolina-head-coach-gushes-spencer-rattler-prior-nfl-debut">decided to go another route and give Rattler a chance</a>.</p><p>The quarterback had a rollercoaster college career, spending time at both Oklahoma and South Carolina. Over his five years at the college level, Rattler threw for 10,807 yards, 77 touchdowns and 32 interceptions. He added 410 yards and 16 touchdowns in the run game.</p><p>While he may have been a fifth-round pick, the Saints believed he was ready to start at the NFL level. However, they didn’t have much of a choice with Derek Carr facing a multi-week absence. New Orleans will continue to monitor the situation and will have Haener on standby should Rattler falter.</p><p>However, the Saints’ offense is set to look much different without Carr. They are already in a big hole against the Buccaneers, trailing 17-0 still in the first quarter. Rattler has completed 4-of-6 passes for 50 yards to start his NFL career. It’s a much different look on offense, but New Orleans will need to re-focus in a hurry to stay afloat in the NFC South race.</p><p>New Orleans will take solace knowing approximately how much time Carr will miss. They’re only hope is that they’re still in contention when he steps back on the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saints quarterback Derek Carr’s expected injury recovery timeline, revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/saints-news-chris-olave-evaluated-concussion-early-vs-buccaneers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saints’ Chris Olave ruled out with a concussion early in contest vs. Buccaneers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Chris-Olave-Saints.jpg"></figure><h1>Saints’ Chris Olave ruled out with a concussion early in contest vs. Buccaneers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T10:44:58-07:00">October 13th, 10:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T11:53:54-07:00">October 13th, 11:53am</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New Orleans Saints star wide receiver Chris Olave exited the team’s Week 6 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and <a href="https://x.com/Saints/status/1845521023942176904" rel="noopener">has been ruled out with a concussion</a>.</p><p>Olave took a big hit from Buccaneers defenders early in the first quarter, where Tampa Bay defensive back Antoine Winfield Jr. scooped up the fumble for a 58-yard fumble return touchdown. Olave walked off the field, and headed straight to the blue tent. He later made it to the locker room for further evaluation, but was later ruled out for the remainder of the Week 6 contest with the Bucs.</p><p>This could potentially force Olave to be sidelined at least an additional game when the Saints host the Denver Broncos in Week 7. That game will be the Thursday Night Football matchup, so the short week only worsens Olave’s status.</p><h2><b>The Saints get thinner offensively during Buccaneers game</b></h2><p>The news is devastating for the Saints, and their fans. Not only because of the potential that Olave had for this matchup, but for the crux of the Saints’ season. They already entered this game without Derek Carr, who suffered an oblique injury in Week 5. But Olave had a ton of steam because of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-chris-olave-excited-take-spencer-rattler-move">Spencer Rattler getting the start</a>. The rookie quarterback had singled out Olave earlier in the week, signaling that he’d be his primary target against the Buccaneers.</p><p>Without Olave, head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-dennis-allen-important-factor-spencer-rattler-decision">Dennis Allen is pressed to see someone step up</a>. He will have to lean extra on Rashid Shaheed, Alvin Kamara and tight ends Juwan Johnson and Foster Moreau.</p><p>The Saints have undoubtedly been bitten by the injury bug after their phenomenal opening to the season. They lost three-straight games after a 2-0 start. They will have to find a way to recover in a hurry ahead of their matchup with the Broncos on Thursday Night Football.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saints’ Chris Olave ruled out with a concussion early in contest vs. Buccaneers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/saints-news-south-carolina-head-coach-gushes-spencer-rattler-prior-nfl-debut');   ga('set', 'title', 'South Carolina head coach gushes over Saints’ Spencer Rattler prior to NFL debut');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Saints-news-South-Carolina-head-coach-gushes-over-Spencer-Rattler-prior-to-NFL-debut.jpg"></figure><h1>South Carolina head coach gushes over Saints’ Spencer Rattler prior to NFL debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T07:41:48-07:00">October 13th, 7:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T07:41:48-07:00">October 13th, 7:41am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Saints Week 5 action did not go the way they had hoped it would. Not only did they suffer a 26-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, but their starting quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-derek-carr-miss-multiple-games-after-injury-chiefs">Derek Carr suffered an oblique injury</a> late in the game that is expected to force him to miss multiple weeks of action. As a result, the team is turning to fifth-round rookie Spencer Rattler for their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-new-orleans-gets-alvin-kamara-taysom-hill-injury-updates-week-6">Week 6 contest</a> against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.</p><p>Rattler has yet to make his NFL debut, and he is being thrown into a tough situation, as the Saints have lost three straight games and are facing off against a divisional opponent in the Bucs. However, there are a lot of folks who are confident in Rattler’s ability to deliver the goods for New Orleans, and that includes his former head coach at South Carolina in Shane Beamer, who <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/south-carolina-hc-lauds-saints-rookie-qb-spencer-rattler-s-swagger-ahead-of-first-nfl-start" rel="noopener">left a rave review</a> of the rookie passer prior to his debut for the Saints.</p><p>“Calm and confident. The bigger the game, the more confidence and swagger he has. He truly feels like he’s going to dominate every time he goes out there. Spencer is everything you’d want a quarterback to be.” – Shane Beamer, NFL.com</p><h2><b>Saints hoping Spencer Rattler can deliver in NFL debut</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Spencer-Rattler-of-the-Saints.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Rattler posted some big numbers during his time in college, and he is fresh off a solid 2023 campaign under Beamer’s lead with the Gamecocks (275/399, 3186 YDS, 23 TOT TD, 8 INT). The NFL is a different animal, though, and Rattler will immediately be tested against a tough Tampa Bay defense that will surely be aggressive in their quest to throw him off his game.</p><p>With weapons such as Chris Olave and Alvin Kamara supporting him, though, Rattler will have the keys needed to succeed in his first NFL start. Whether or not he can could be the difference between the Saints finding their way back to .500, or losing their fourth straight game. If you ask Beamer, though, Rattler is ready for this challenge, and the rookie passer will look to prove his old coach right when he takes the field on Sunday afternoon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

South Carolina head coach gushes over Saints’ Spencer Rattler prior to NFL debut

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chiefs-tershawn-wharton-gets-punishment-after-poor-act-vs-saints');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chiefs’ Tershawn Wharton gets punishment after poor act vs. Saints');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chiefs-news-Kansas-City-DT-gets-punishment-after-poor-act-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Chiefs’ Tershawn Wharton gets punishment after poor act vs. Saints</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T17:11:38-07:00">October 12th, 5:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T17:11:38-07:00">October 12th, 5:11pm</time><address><a>Michael Whitaker</a>Michael Whitaker is an experienced NHL and NFL writer and also covers local Detroit sports for Bally Sports Detroit. He has a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from Eastern Michigan University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-travis-kelce-fans-stunned-bold-move-saints">Kansas City Chiefs secured a valuable win</a> over the New Orleans Saints to improve to a perfect 5-0 in 2024, one particular action by defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton is costing him financially.</p><p>Wharton struck Saints offensive lineman Lucas Patrick in the face mask; he was flagged on the play. And according to NFL Insider Tom Pelissaro, Wharton <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1845194604607352981" rel="noopener">has now been fined</a> by the NFL, via X.</p><p>“The NFL fined #Chiefs DT Tershawn Wharton $11,817 for unnecessary roughness — smacking #Saints OL Lucas Patrick in the facemask last week,” he wrote.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-chiefs-a-win-away-breaking-nfl-record-1929">Wharton and the Chiefs will continue their season</a> following the bye week and attempt to remain undefeated as they take on the San Francisco 49ers on October 20 at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California in what will be a rematch of Super Bowl LVIII.</p><h2>Tershawn Wharton is having a strong season for the Chiefs</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tershaun-Wharton-celebrates-Kansas-Citys-win-over-the-Falcons.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>A native of St. Louis, Wharton became a four-year starter for the Missouri S&amp;T Miners. He would later be signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2020 and made his NFL debut in September of that same year.</p><p>His 2022 campaign would be cut short after he suffered a torn ACL in Week Five; he missed the remainder of the campaign and had to watch as the rest of his teammates defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. However, he would get his chance to participate in football’s ultimate game just one year later.</p><p>He would help the Chiefs to victory in Super Bowl LVIII over the 49ers, registering a single tackle during the game.</p><p>He’s already made several notable plays this season for the defending champions which included 31 pass rush snaps, four pressures, and one sack during the victory over New Orleans alone.</p><p>Entering the 2024 season, Wharton had amassed 88 total tackles and seven sacks along with three forced fumbles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chiefs’ Tershawn Wharton gets punishment after poor act vs. Saints

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Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Nine months after his last game in the NFL, New Orleans Saints second-year running back Kendre Miller appears ready to return to the field. After playing in just <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/5-fantasy-football-busts-running-back-2024">eight games as a rookie</a>, Miller missed the first five games of the 2024 season with a hamstring injury.</p><p>Now seemingly recovered from the injury, the Saints <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1845176565769851158" rel="noopener">removed Miller from injured reserve</a> and listed him as questionable for Week 6, per Jordan Schultz. Despite the questionable tag, Miller appears to be trending towards making his season debut against the Buccaneers.</p><p>As a rookie, Miller rushed for 156 yards across his eight games and one score. He added 117 yards through the air. While his season statistics were underwhelming, Miller had his best game as a professional in his final appearance of the 2023 regular season against the Atlanta Falcons, posting 73 rushing yards and a touchdown on 13 carries.</p><p>Once he returns to the field, Miller figures to mix in with veteran Jamaal Williams behind Alvin Kamara. Kamara has dominated the backfield thus far, taking 68 percent of the team’s total handoffs after five games.</p><p>Should Miller make his return in Week 6, he will not be the only member of the team to make a season debut. Rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-saints-spencer-rattler-derek-carr-replacement-week-6">positioned to make his first career start</a> in place of the injured Derek Carr.</p><h2>Saints host Buccaneers in Week 6 without Derek Carr</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kendre-Miller.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With Carr on the sidelines with an oblique injury, the Saints are prepared to face the Buccaneers on Oct. 13 without their star quarterback. Rattler will instead get the spot start as New Orleans attempts to snap a three-game skid.</p><p>After starting the year 2-0 and scoring a combined 91 points, the Saints have not won since dominating the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 15. Carr threw for 243 yards and two scores in that game with Kamara taking over by putting up four total touchdowns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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