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The Bucs-Saints game featured a line of -3 New Orleans across the board.
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TV: 1 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Saints -3. O/U: 46.5
ABOUT THE BUCCANEERS (2-2): Jameis Winston has battled inconsistency since he was taken No. 1 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft, but he was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after carving up the Rams with 385 yards and four touchdown passes. "I don't know if anybody's played better the last three weeks than he has, and the numbers should bear it -- we put a lot of points up," Arians said. Chris Godwin hauled in a pair of scoring passes while establishing career highs with 12 receptions and 172 yards and Ronald Jones gave the running game a boost with 70 yards and a score. Shaquil Barrett collected his ninth sack, tying for the most by any player in the first four games.
ABOUT THE SAINTS (3-1): Bridgewater has put up modest stats since Brees was hurt in the first quarter in Week 2, but he finished 23 of 30 for 193 yards versus Dallas and guided New Orleans on a nine-minute drive that led to the go-ahead field goal. "I could care less about the numbers," said Bridgewater, who missed nearly two full seasons with a gruesome knee injury while with Minnesota. "I'll leave the numbers to Mike Thomas, Alvin Kamara and those guys." Thomas had nine receptions for 95 yards to give him 34 catches on the season while Kamara is averaging 70 yards rushing and five catches. The Saints have been vulnerable through the air, yielding 279.3 yards per contest.
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
