TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A week after his team lost by 45 points, Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman showed he’s still very much a player to watch.
Freeman threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns and Earnest Graham ran for 109 yards in place of injured starter LeGarrette Blount to help the Buccaneers outlast New Orleans 26-20 on Sunday.
The win pulled the Bucs (4-2) into a first-place tie with the Saints in the NFC South and snapped New Orleans’ four-game winning streak.
It also gives a team that is hitting one of the toughest parts of its schedule a lot of momentum.
“Really, that’s just always our mentality,” Freeman said. “You know, we don’t buy into all the hype. We took a step back (last week) and we just prepare to do everything exactly the