Saints-Bucs Halftime Report | Week 2

New Orleans Saints-Tampa Bay Buccaneers halftime report.

New Orleans Saints-Tampa Bay Buccaneers halftime report for the NFC South battle of the division's top two teams.

• Saints lead the series 39-21.
• Winston is playing with 4 fractured ribs.
• No Alvin Kamara due to injury.

Saints 1st Drive

• Ingram picks up two early Saints first downs.
• 7 yards by Tony Jones 
• Winston to Thomas for 1st down for 13 yards, tackled by Winfield Jr.
• Ingram on the 1st down rush for 3 yards.
• Hill power lead draw goes for a first down.  13 yard gain at the 17 yard line.
• Winston to Jones.  Now a 3rd and 5 for the first down.
• Winston to Olave was incomplete.  4th and 5, 
• Wil Lutz for the 33-yard FG attempt. is successful
• New Orleans 3, Tampa Bay 0
• Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards 5:58 sec

Score: Saints 3, Bucs 0

Bucs 1st Drive

• The Who Dat Nation is loud and boisterous.
• Jordan tackles Fournette for no gain.
• Werner breaks up the Brady pass.
• QB Brady to WR Miller for a 1st down for 23 yard gain.
• Saints rush defense is playing Fournette well early. 1 yard gain.
• Brady to Gage for a 3rd and 6 at the 48 of the Saints.
• Mike Evans snagged a Brady pass for a first down.
• Crowd noise reached 100.8 decibels
• Justin Evans is getting the Brady treatment as a rookie.  WR Gage for 6 yards.
• Brady fumbles the football.  Saints recovers by LB Demario Davis.
• LT Wirfs tackled Davis at the 25-yard line.

Saints 2nd Drive

• Washington for 3 yards.  Tackled by former Saints DT A. Hicks.
• Unnecessary roughness call extends the drive for New Orleans.  The Neal hit Winston while he was in the grasp of David's sack.
• New Orleans is trying to establish the run with Ingram.  3 yard on the play.
• Ingram stopped by Hicks.
• Hill run is stuffed.
• 4th down.
• Blake Gillikin punts for 35 yards.  Bucs fair catch at the 23-yard line.

First-Quarter Score

Saints 3, Bucs 0

Saints led in time of possession and yardage in the first quarter.

Bucs 2nd Drive

• Brady and the Bucs have a 3rd down attempt.
• Again picking on Saints DB Evans.
• Fournette for 13 yards, runs over Tyrann Mathieu.  Not so friendly St. Aug/LSU on St. Aug/LSU crime on the run by Fournette.
• Incomplete to White.  Werner's 2nd pass break up.
• 4th down and short.
• Bucs going for it on 4th down.
• Fournette was stopped short of the first down.  Good penetration by the Saints defensive line.  Street and Granderson combined for the tackle on Fournette.

Saints 3rd Drive

• 2nd and 9.
• Winston dumps off to Ingram.  
• 3rd and 6 from the 13-yard line.
• Winston overthrows Chris Olave.  Contact from the Bucs defensive back is disregarded by the refs.
• Gillikin punts for 54 yards to Darden.  

Bucs 3rd Drive

• 2nd and 8.  Brady being pressured by the Saints again.
• False start on the right tackle, No. 78 Tristian Wirfs
• Saints defense stops the drive with a 3 and out.

Saints 4th Drive

• New Orleans is backed-up at their 7-yard line.   
• Olave couldn't hold on to Winston's pass.  Off his fingertips.
• Dangerous pass to Michael Thomas was deflected, almost intercepted.
• Winston to Thomas for a first down.  13-yard gain. 29 yard line.
• Tony Jones Jr for 6 yards.  2nd and 4 at the 26.
• PI on Thomas.  2nd and 14
• Landry's first catch for 5 yards.
• 3rd and 9
• Neutral zone infraction on Devin White.  5-yard penalty.  3rd down and 5.
• Winston connects with Olave for 8 yards.  1st down.
• Winston misses on Olave deep.  A little long.
• Mark Ingram barrels down the Bucs defensive line for 6 yards.
• 3rd and 4 at 39.
• Winston fumbled from being tackled from behind by Barrett.  New Orleans recovers.  4th down.
• False start on No. 53 Baun.
• 4th and 9 at the 34.
• Gillikin punts for 53 yards.  Bucs 1st down at 9 yard line.

Bucs 4th Drive

• FANS ARE LOUDER!
• False start
• 2 yards from Fournette
• 2nd and 13.
• Brady completes pass.  Werner tackles.  3rd and 9.
• 2:00 MINUTE WARNING
• Brady's pass incomplete to Russell Gage.  4th and 9
• Harty to receive.  He lost yardage of six avoiding the Bucs.

Saints 5th Drive

• Winston to Landry.  Gain of 3.
• 2nd and 7
• Winston to Juwan Johnson.  3rd and 5 yards.
• Personal foul.  Olave was tackled a yard short of the first down.  David PI.
• Chris Olave for a six yard catch.  Saints at the 39 yard line.
• Pass late to Michael Thomas.  Ryan pass break up.
• Winston took on Winfield with a hard tackle.  DECISION TIME FOR DENNIS ALLEN.
• Lutz would be for over 50 yards.
• 4th and 9 from the 44.

Injury Update: Akiem Hicks has a foot injury.  Questionable to return.

HALFTIME SCORE

Saints 3, Bucs 0