Far from pretty and more than frustrating at times, the first meeting between the Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints featured plenty of defense, controversial officiating, and some late-game heroics from unlikely sources as Tampa secured a much-needed 20-10 victory.
Breaking an 0-for-7 regular season streak against their divisional foes, the Bucs forced five turnovers and sacked Jameis Winston six times as the defense made up for lagging, dysfunctional offense.
Let’s look at some of the best performers from Sunday.
Offensive Top Performer: WR Breshad Perriman
If the Bucs had lost that game, the answer here would be “no one”.