Drew Brees play what could have been your final game of NFL, With the New Orleans Saints falling home in front of them Tampa Bay Buccaneers a la NFC Divisional Round. Yet Brees i Tom Brady they grabbed the spotlight, the game was really defined not by the great level of the quarterback New Orleans, But unfortunately, his ball deliveries.
Key moment
The interception of Devin White in the fourth period, which was capitalized by Brady with a short note drag, he finally tipped the scales definitely for the visitors. Yet Brees throw another interception later, his third in the game, at which point they were already mentally defeated the Saints, Without much hope of turning the score around. No team made the most costly mistakes in the Divisional Round what New Orleans, And this is expensive.
key player
White recovered a lost ball from Jared Cook in the first half, and sealed the encounter with an interception in the second. In addition, he was instrumental in the defensive effort of the Bucs, Pressing in loads by the center and showing-active with 11 tackle, 10 alone, to lead to Tampa Bay. The linebacker is just in his sophomore year, so it’s reasonable to assume the best is yet to come, for him.
Key statistics
Zero. Brady put two balls in the hands of the defenders of the Saints –OK, the second one was tricky– but New Orleans he could not keep any of these balls. Also, there was a lost ball that the same Brady recovered. No ball steals in favor, the Saints they could not give this blow that gave them a good advantage in position of field of play to be able to add to the advantage that they had on Tampa Bay, Or later, to be able to recover from the disadvantage.
What follows
The sports world is waiting for the rumor to be made official Brees has played its last game, in what will be a major transition season recess for the Saints. It remains to be seen whether the future quarterback is already in the squad, or whether he needs to look elsewhere. Although it is likely that Taysom Hill receive a genuine opportunity, it is far from a certainty.
For its part, Tampa Bay will have to prepare the thermal clothes to make the trip to the tundra, where they will visit the week entering the Green Bay Packers. In case of overtaking favorites Packers, Led by Aaron Rodgers, Tampa Bay would become the first team to play the super Bowl in its own stage, in addition to Brady it would be obtaining this instance by unheard tenth occasion in his race. There is a lot of history to write, here.