Saints defense serves up some smothered goat, QB Jameis Winston injured in win

The Front Page: Saints defense serves up some smothered goat, QB Jameis Winston injured in win

By Chad Calder | Staff writer

SMOTHERED GOAT: The Saints defense forced three turnovers and sacked Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady three times, overcoming the loss of Jameis Winston to a knee injury in the first half to win 36-27. Trevor Siemian got the job done under center, receivers stepped up when they had to and Mark Ingram electrified the crowd on a handful of inspired runs in his first game back with the team. Even P.J. Williams got to play the hero. And of course, there was dancing. You can find all of our game coverage here.

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