[ENCE]

Just ran across this info... in this division matchup, whenever the first game of this season series is in New Orleans, notice that the games are close (since the Payton-Brees era):

2014 :
10/05 at New Orleans (NO -10): Saints 37, Buccaneers 31
12/28 at Tampa Bay (NO -5): Saints 23, Buccaneers 20

2013 :
09/15 at Tampa Bay (NO -3): Saints 16, Buccaneers 14
12/29 at New Orleans (NO -115): Saints 42, Buccaneers 17

2012 :
10/21 at Tampa Bay (NO -1): Saints 35, Buccaneers 28
12/16 at New Orleans (NO -4): Saints 41, Buccaneers 0

2011 :
10/16 at Tampa Bay (NO -6): Buccaneers 26, Saints 20
11/06 at New Orleans (NO -85): Saints 27, Buccaneers 16

2010 :
10/17 at Tampa Bay (NO -4): Saints 31, Buccaneers 6
01/02 at New Orleans (NO -75): Buccaneers 23, Saints 13

2009 :
11/22 at Tampa Bay (NO -11): Saints 38, Buccaneers 7
12/27 at New Orleans (NO -14): Buccaneers 20, Saints 17

2008 :
09/08 at New Orleans (NO -3): Saints 24, Buccaneers 20
11/30 at Tampa Bay (TB -45): Buccaneers 23, Saints 20

2007 :
09/16 at Tampa Bay: Buccaneers 31, Saints 14
12/02 at New Orleans: Buccaneers 27, Saints 23

2006 :
10/08 at New Orleans: Saints 24, Buccaneers 21
11/05 at Tampa Bay: Saints 31, Buccaneers 14

[NardVa]

Bucs got flat out embarrassed by the Titans last week. If the Saints jump on the Bucs early, the Bucs will quit and get blown out again.