22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Last week: 21st
After seeing a couple of games in a row where the Buccaneers completed a grand total of 7 passes, we were all thinking they would certainly turn things around and look competent against the Bears, right?
Okay, maybe not.
Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers have absolutely no downfield passing game to speak of. It's actually quite a spectacle to behold.
Here is a stat that was shown during the game that makes absolutely no sense: At one point, the Buccaneers had -4 (negative four) points off of 4 Caleb Williams interceptions. The Bucs' offense was so bad against the Bears, they were at a disadvantage after Williams threw picks.
This is a team that has found a lot of success running the football this season, to say the least. And the Bucs' defense can create takeaways. That much is abundantly clear. But if that passing game can't get going, this team is going nowhere.
22. New Orleans Saints
Last week: 22nd
Nobody said it had to look pretty. Nobody said it was going to look pretty. It doesn’t matter – the New Orleans Saints are momentarily in 1st place in the NFC South after an absolute barn-burner against the Cleveland Browns.
It came down to a two-point try by the Browns, and the Saints held them off.
Nobody is feeling as good about being 3-5 as the New Orleans Saints right now.
Still, this wasn’t an impressive win by any stretch of the imagination. We finally saw the debut of rookie receiver Jordyn Tyson, who had 4 receptions for 30 yards and a lost fumble.
As far as a long-term projection, I’m still kind of buying the Saints. That might be an unpopular take at this point, but I think they’ll hit a bit of a stride as the season goes along.
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