I said that the Saints were in free fall mode last week following the loss to the Chiefs, and they’ve now officially crashed to the ground. Losing four straight games will do that to you, as their latest loss to the Bucs on Sunday proved to be yet another example of how New Orleans just wasn’t ready to play football.

In a frenetic game that featured six turnovers, almost 20 penalties, a punt return for a touchdown, a rookie quarterback making his first start and wild swings in momentum, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers scored the final 27 points to defeat the New Orleans Saints 51-27 on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome.

The Buccaneers and the Saints play at 1 p.m. ET. Spread favorite: Buccaneers (-3.5) Tampa Bay has a 3-2 record against New Orleans in their last five matchups. The last five times the Saints have played the Buccaneers, they have put up a 3-2 record against the spread. The scoring has yet to go over the total.