NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints downward spiral continued on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was the team's fourth straight loss after a promising 2-0 start to the season.
With starting quarterback Derek Carr out with an oblique injury, rookie Spencer Rattler made his first start of his career in the 51-27 loss. Rattler completed 22 of 40 passes and threw for 243 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions.
Star wideout Chris Olave was injured on their first possession of the game and was unable to return.
Here's what media from around the nation are saying about the Saints first loss of the season:
- Saints receiver Chris Olave sidelined against Tampa Bay by an unflagged helmet-to-helmet hit - Associated Press
- Spencer Rattler starts hot, sputters in debut as Bucs wallop Saints in NFC South showdown - Yahoo Sports, Jay Busbee
- Saints WR Chris Olave leaves with concussion vs. Buccaneers - ESPN. Katherine Terrell
- Bucs treat storm-weary fans to a 51-27 win over the Saints - Associated Press
- Bucs overcome mistakes to throttle the Saints in New Orleans 51-27 -Sports Illustrated, Collin Haalboom
- Rapid Reaction: Buccaneers 51, Saints 27 - Buccaneers.com, Brianna Dix
- Bucs stumble, recover in 51-27 win over Saints - Pro Football Talk, Josh Alper
- 'We have a resilient group' - Baker Mayfield after Bucs' dominant win over Saints - Fox Sports
- Mike Evans says he's grown past feud after ejection, suspensions, and restaurant ban - Saints Wire - John Sigler
- Studs and duds from Saints' Week 6 loss to Buccaneers - Saints Wire, Jeremy Trottier
- Saints lose fourth straight game because they're really bad at doing simple things - WhoDatDish, Jaleel Grandberry
- The good, the bad, and the ugly from the Saints' Week 6 loss to Bucs - Saints Wire, John Sigler
- Rattler, Means both get 1st NFL TD as Saints go ahead - ESPN
- Saints drop fourth straight, lose to Tampa Bay in Superdome - WWL Radio, Ian Auzenne
- How Saints QB Spencer Rattler performed in his NFL rookie debut vs. the Buccaneers - NOLA.com, Rashad Milligan
- Saints chaos magic dries up in 2nd half vs Tampa Bay as they lose their 4th straight - NOLA.com, Luke Johnson
- Shake, rattle(r) and roll. 3 things we learned in Saints' loss to Buccaneers - NOLA.com, Rod Walker
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