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Tampa Bay Defeats New Orleans 17-16 - Recap
Tom Brady threw a pair of TD passes as Tampa Bay defeated New Orleans 17-16 in Week 13 action on Monday.
The Buccaneers won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -3.0-point spread. UNDER bettors were rewarded when the final score pointed to an UNDER play.
Tom Brady completed 36 of 54 pass attempts for 281 yards and 2 TDs for the Buccaneers in the win.
Mark Ingram II rushed for 27 yards for New Orleans, while Alvin Kamara added 26 yards. Andy Dalton threw for 229 yards for the Saints, while receivers Rashid Shaheed and Chris Olave had 75 and 65 yards respectively.
New Orleans lost the offensive yardage battle to Tampa Bay 350-298 yards in Monday's game. Tampa Bay had more first downs as that total ended up 25-14.
Tampa Bay led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 30:05-29:55 split in that important category.
Tampa Bay heads into a Week 14 battle against the 49ers. New Orleans, meanwhile, will have their next action against Atlanta.