The Tampa Bay Buccaneers started their 2020 season with a 34-23 loss on the road to the New Orleans Saints. Tom Brady threw two picks and was sacked three times. Leonard Fournette, had five carries for five yards. Brady had more rushing yards (nine) in the game. Rob Gronkowski caught just two passes. On the other side, Drew Brees was near perfect against the Bucs’ defense.
It was easy to write the Bucs off early. Another early season loss to Chicago and the eventual sweep from New Orleans seemed to seal the deal. The Bucs could not win the division, and were certainly not the favorite even 12 games in, after more losses to the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs.