TAMPA, Fla. – The defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered a gut-wrenching loss Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, and it had less to do with the final score and getting shut out by a divisional opponent and more with who was missing by game’s end.
On a night when they were expected to claim the NFC South title, the Bucs lost nearly 60% of their offensive production, which could significantly thwart their quest to repeat as champs, with the playoffs just weeks away.
Wide receiver Chris Godwin suffered a torn ACL and is done for the season with no shot of returning for the postseason.