New Orleans Saints get right in dominant win over Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The doctor’s prescription for overcoming an embarrassing New Orleans Saints loss? Take a Tampa Bay and call me in the morning.

When the New Orleans Saints lost to the Los Angeles Rams earlier in the season, it was not seen as some major loss. While we didn’t know then that the Rams weren’t going to be the dominant force they were last season, they were still the defending NFC Champions.

There was no shock or embarrassment to that loss.

Fast forward to the game last week against an Atlanta team that was allowing in the ballpark of 30 points per game, and the Saints now have one embarrassing loss on their resume.

The Saints failed to even score one TD on that Falcons team. The black and gold lost two starters and a return specialist all in one game as well. It was, without doubt, one of the most troubling and embarrassing losses in recent memory.

To erase that, the Saints had to travel to Tampa Bay and face the Buccaneers for the second time this season.

Yes, this is the same Bucs team that the Saints defeated a week after they (the Bucs) hung 55 points on the Rams earlier in the season. But it’s also the same Bucs team with the receiving tandem of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, and we were facing them without Marshon Lattimore.

Fortunately, the Saints understood the severity and gravity of what had happened the week prior. While losing to Atlanta was gut-wrenching on many levels, it didn’t take away from the Saints reaching their ultimate goal.

The Saints took an assist from the Seattle Seahawks last week who handed the San Francisco 49ers their first loss, creating the scenario where the Saints can still handle their own business and get home field throughout the playoffs.