The Bills’ 26-11 victory was their seventh in a row over the Dolphins, and the massive discrepancy at quarterback between the franchises is a major reason.
Now, it sure looks like the Bills will own the Dolphins, and maybe the rest of the division, for years to come. The Dolphins took the Alabama quarterback everyone saw in college: Tua Tagovailoa. The Bills gambled on the strong-armed quarterback few watched at Wyoming, Josh Allen, and then handed him a six-year, $258 million contract extension. Williams stepped in front of Brady’s next pass for a pick and returned it for a 40-yard touchdown. After Brady attempted a deep shot for Evans on the Bucs’ first play from scrimmage, Saints cornerback P.J. Incompletions on first and second down from Tampa Bay’s 9-yard line gifted Brady the ball with 1:41 remaining on the ensuing possession. Rather than milk all the clock he possibly could, Payton put the ball in Siemian’s hands. Granted, Saints Coach Sean Payton’s clock management at the tail end of the drive was ugly. Siemian drove the offense 70 yards in 12 plays to go back up, 29-27, on a 23-yard field goal by Brian Johnson (the third kicker the Saints have tried this season). Grayson, a Louisiana native, caught his second career reception and first career touchdown to put the Bucs up, 27-26. His speed earned him a shot at the N.F.L., and he has bounced between eight different teams since 2017. Grayson was an All-American track sprinter at Louisiana State University, where he did not even play college football. With three Bucs receivers lined up to the right, two Saints defenders bit on Mike Evans’s route underneath to leave Grayson all alone deep.īrady has been throwing touchdowns to receivers nobody has ever heard of for a good two decades and Grayson kept that streak alive. The drama at the Superdome truly started with 5 minutes, 44 seconds left in the fourth quarter, when Brady rainbowed a 50-yard touchdown to a wide-open Cyril Grayson. was a reminder of one fact: The New Orleans Saints won’t relent.
And, yet, the Saints took Tom Brady’s best shots, kept pace behind the journeyman Trevor Siemian until the defense came up with a game-saving play.
They were playing the same opponent that had ended their 2020 season. His backup, Taysom Hill, was still out with a concussion. Starting quarterback Jameis Winston was carted off the field with a knee injury in the first half. They’ve had their collective hearts ripped out in new inconceivable ways each January.Ĭould 2021 be the year the New Orleans Saints break through again? A 36-27 win over the defending-champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers should absolutely fill this injury-ravaged team with belief that it can be. They’ve been banging at the Super Bowl door for half a decade. Our NFL playoffs calculator has an up-to-date look at the latest playoff picture.
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