New Orleans has a 21-15 lead in its all-time series with Tampa Bay, including an unconventional split of last year’s home-and-home. The Saints were 38-7 road winners when the teams met in Week 11 of last year, and the Buccaneers returned the favor by shocking the eventual Super Bowl champs, 20-17 in overtime, at the Superdome in Week 16. The NFC South rivals embarked on a conventional split of the 2008 home-and-home, with the Bucs earning a 23-20 triumph at Raymond James Stadium.
Saints head coach Sean Payton is 4-4 against the Buccaneers in his career, while Tampa Bay’s Raheem Morris is 1-1 against both Payton and the Saints as a head coach.