The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered halftime with a 7-3 lead over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome despite the Bucs' offense not scoring.

The Saints had a terrific goal-line stand midway through the second quarter, stopping the Bucs from the 1-yard line on four consecutive plays but taking over that close to their goal line end poorly as Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler had a pass deflected and caught by defensive end Anthony Nelson, who ran it four yards for the touchdown.

The Saints (1-6) had a promising opening drive ended when Tampa forced a fumble by Rattler during a scramble up the middle. Another promising drive was wiped out when Tampa forced a fumble by receiver Rashid Shaheed , giving Tampa the ball at the Saints' 47-yard line with 1:44 left in the s

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