NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Ryan Fitzpatrick highlighted a 417-yard performance and four touchdowns with two strikes over 50 yards and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers surprised the New Orleans Saints 48-40 on Sunday.

Beginning for suspended Jameis Winston, Fitzpatrick completed 21 of his 28 passes without interception and also ran for a short touchdown, playing free security Marcus Williams in the endzone.

Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, the rookie of the year, had the worst performance of his career trying to cover receiver Mike Evans, who had seven passes for 147 yards, including a touchdown. 50 yards. end of the third quarter.

DeSean Jackson caught 58- and 36-yard passes to underline his five-take, 146-yard day before leaving with a concussion.

After Jackson's second TD on center, Fitzpatrick made a 20-yard return behind the line of scrimmage before pushing his arm upward, seemingly unaware of the penalty imposed by defensive tackle David Onyemata. the ball.

Fitzpatrick also sent a 9-yard touchdown pass to Chris Godwin.

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The Saints, coming into the playoffs and hosting a team that won just five games last season, were among the most favored teams of the first week. They organized an offensive wave in the fourth quarter. Kamara scored on a 1 yard run and again on a 7 yard take. Both were followed by two-point conversions, reducing the Saints deficit to eight points with 3:31 to go. In third and eleventh place, Fitzpatrick had to play another game – and did it. He climbed to his left for 12 meters at the two-minute warning. With New Orleans outside, Fitzpatrick was able to race.

Drew Brees had 37 out of 45 for 439 yards and three touchdowns for the saints. Alvin Kamara, the offensive rookie of the year 2017, had nine passes for 112 yards and one touchdown for two touchdowns. Receiver Michael Thomas captured a single-game franchise record with 16 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown, but overturned the ball on a midfield breakaway in the third quarter.

Tampa Bay scored six of their first seven possessions and the only momentum in the first half that did not produce points was when the Bucs finished the last 55 seconds before half-time. Tampa Bay did not jump until his eighth outing and Fitzpatrick overturned an open catcher in third place, about halfway through the third quarter.

The Saints scored only once in the first period and scored only once Thomas's 6-yard touchdown made it 31-24 just before half-time.

FOUNDED OPPORTUNITY

Mark Ingram having served a four-game suspension for using a banned substance, the Saints have called on halfback Mike Gillislee after being cut by New England. In her Saints debut, Gillislee scored in the second quarter on a success of Vernon Hargreaves. Cornerback Justin Evans recovered the lost ball and recovered the ball for a 34-yard run.

PENALTIES

The Saints had the chance to drop just one goal on the field after Onyemata and defensive end Marcus Davenport were charged with brutalizing the smuggler in the third quarter. Onyemata was penalized by a renewed willingness to forbid defensive players to push the quarters in the ground with all the weight of their body. It was his first of two draft penalties in the match of that time. Davenport, the Saints first-round pick, hit Fitzpatrick's helmet with his own.

INJURY

Buccaneers: Hargreaves was helped in the locker room with a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter.

Saints: New Orleans has not announced any injuries.

FOLLOWING

Buccaneers: animate Philadelphia Sunday.

Saints: Animate Cleveland Sunday.

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