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Tom Brady said Tampa Bay BuccaneersThe seven-game losing streak against the New Orleans Saints continued as his team overcame a game filled with scrimmages and jittery nerves to seal a 20-10 victory in Louisiana.

Four of those seven losses have come since then. Brady Tampa Bay arrived, and the frustration of those three years seemed to weigh on the seven-time Super Bowl winner.

With 10:48 remaining in the third quarter and the Saints trailing 3-0, Brady He took out his anger by throwing the Microsoft tablet on the ground.

His frustration carried over into the fourth quarter and, after an incomplete pass on third down with the score tied 3-3, he collided with New Orleans cornerback Marshawn Lattimore. Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette and wide receiver Mike Evans interfered, leading to a collision that resulted in Latmore and Evans being ejected.

Evans was later suspended for one match without pay. By the NFL Monday for “unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct violations.”

While the suspension won’t be welcome news for Tampa Bay, the events seemed to energize the Bucks on Sunday as Brady connected with wide receiver Breshad Perryman for a 28-yard touchdown on the team’s next series. That would put Tampa Bay up 10-3.

After a 47-yard Ryan Succop field goal to extend the lead with 5:50 left in the game, the Bucks sealed it when Mike Edwards picked off Saints QB Jameis Winston and ran it 68 yards for a touchdown. Returned.

“It’s an emotional game,” Brady told reporters afterward. “A little bit of execution helps all around. I thought the defense played well again and the offensive line played hard.

“It’s a really tough team, really well coached – a team we really struggle with, so it feels good to win.”

“And sorry for breaking that tablet,” he Later added on Twitter.. “I think it’s going to be another Twitter meme or something like that.”

It was a closely fought game, dominated by both teams’ respective defenses as New Orleans held Brady to 14/24 passing for 142 yards and shut out Tampa Bay until Ryan Succop’s touchdown. The field goal tied the score at 3-3. third quarter.

But, after the fight and Perriman’s touchdown, the momentum shifted to the Bucs.

“We lost a good player and they lost a good player. According to ESPN, Tampa Bay coach Todd Bowles said it was a physical ballgame. “I don’t know if it was a turning point … it could have gone either way. We knew we had to make some plays.

Although the Saints had several opportunities late in the game, the Tampa Bay defense held strong, stopping Winston three times – including Game Selling Pick Six – in the last 12 minutes.

New Orleans got its own touchdown on a Winston pass to Michael Thomas with 1:08 left, but it was too late as the Bucs sealed their first regular-season win over the Saints since September 2018. Took seven games. Lose the streak.

The Bucs lead the NFC South with a 2-0 record and will host Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.