When the Buccaneers took the field at the Superdome on Sunday afternoon for a matchup against the division rival Saints, it was—in some ways—the present vs. the past. Tom Brady, in his second season as Tampa Bay’s quarterback, was set to face his predecessor, Jameis Winston, who started under center for the Bucs from 2015-2019.
Last year, Winston made a couple of cameos against the team that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2015. He relieved Drew Brees in mop-up duty when New Orleans blew out Tampa Bay last November and then popped up again for a touchdown pass on a trick play when the Saints fell short against the Bucs in the NFC Divisional Round.