SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 5, 2014
Saints 37, Buccaneers 31 (OT): Khiry Robinson's 18-yard touchdown run capped an 80-yard drive in overtime as host New Orleans rallied for its sixth straight win over Tampa Bay.
Robinson finished with 89 yards on 21 carries while Pierre Thomas caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score for the Saints (2-3). Drew Brees finished 35-of-57 for 371 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions.
Mike Glennon was 19-of-32 for 249 yards with two TDs and an interception for the Buccaneers (1-4). Vincent Jackson made eight catches for 144 yards while Louis Murphy Jr. and Robert Herron each reeled in a scoring pass for Tampa Bay.
The Saints dominated early but settled for a 13-0 lead on a pair of field goals by Shayne Graham and Brees' 15-yard TD pass to Thomas. Tampa Bay scored 24 straight points in a span of 5:34 bridging halftime, as Glennon hit Murphy for a 20-yard TD, Bobby Rainey scored on a 9-yard run and linebacker Danny Lansanah returned an interception 33 yards with 11:20 left in the third quarter to make it 24-13.
Brees and Glennon traded touchdown passes as Tampa Bay took a 31-20 lead early in the fourth quarter, but New Orleans stormed back on Thomas' 27-yard TD run, Junior Galette's sack of Glennon in the end zone for a safety and Graham's 44-yard field goal to forge a tie. The Saints then took the opening kickoff in overtime and drove 80 yards on 12 plays, with Robinson breaking a run around the left side to end it.
GAME NOTEBOOK: New Orleans TE Jimmy Graham went to the locker room in the first half for X-rays on his injured shoulder and did not return. กญ Brees became the sixth player in NFL history to surpass 40,000 passing yards with one franchise. ... Brees has thrown multiple interceptions in a contest 34 times with New Orleans, and the Saints are 11-23 in those games.