Buccaneers' Chris Godwin rushes for a 55-yard TD against the Saints

NEW ORLEANS – After giving up 27 points to the New Orleans Saints in the second quarter, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers regained the lead with a 55-yard touchdown from quarterback Baker Mayfield to Chris Godwin to make it 31-27.

While moving from left to right, Godwin caught a screen pass and raced down the right sideline past several Saints defenders. Godwin now has 11 catches for 125 yards and two touchdowns on the day.

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Mayfield struggled that day. After a first drive touchdown against Godwin with a 4-yard strike, he was intercepted three times. Mayfield only had two picks in the first few games of the season. The Bucs also got a touchdown from Mayfield on a 36-yard catch and run on a checkdown.

In the first quarter against the Saints, All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield Jr. recovered a forced fumble by Tykee Smith and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown to make the score 14-0 with 8:42 left.

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Saints backup quarterback Spencer Rattler – coming on for starter Derek Carr, who is out with an oblique injury – connected with wide receiver Chris Olave on a 5-yard out route. But Smith swiped the ball away, and Winfield, playing as part of a two-deep safety shell, recovered it at the Tampa Bay 42. Winfield had missed four games with a foot injury.

Smith, the Bucs' starting nickelback and a rookie, also had a forced fumble in the Bucs' overtime loss to the Atlanta Falcons last week.

The Bucs scored on the first drive, with quarterback Mayfield completing 6 of 6 passes for 62 yards and a 4-yard touchdown to wide receiver Chris Godwin. They also scored a field goal to take a 17-0 lead with 4:01 left in the first quarter.