Tampa Bay vs. New Orleans: Playoff Implications Explained

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00:00A huge matchup in Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay needs to win the game, Doc, to make it to the playoffs

00:06and win the division. From a six-score perspective, 85 versus New Orleans at 73. New Orleans banged

00:13up on the offensive side of the ball. What are you seeing? Kendri Miller's out. They're

00:17all walking wounded in terms of the Saints heading into this matchup.

00:21I mean, yeah. I mean, of course, there's no Alvin Kamara. Kendri Miller's out. No Derek

00:27Carr, Spencer Rattler. They have offensive line issues, wide receiver issues. Taysom

00:32Hill is out. They are decimated on the offensive side of the football right there. And obviously,

00:39Tampa is motivated to win to secure the division. And Mike Evans is incentivized to get some

00:46catches and yards to get his bonuses. And Baker Mayfield should feed him.

00:52Sterling Shepard, a little bit limited in terms of hamstring this week. What are your

00:56expectations? Is he going to play or is he a little bit limited today?

01:01I think he's going to play, but what his usage is, depending on the type, is maybe different

01:06given the type of player that he is. Doc, you know, I take a look over here at

01:11sixscore.com and I want to try to, you know, some of these numbers, right? So the Denver

01:15Broncos need their game today. 92.2 as a team, green on offense, green on defense. Tonight,

01:23both Minnesota and Detroit need it. That Detroit defense grading out at a 75.8. Before

01:30we even talk about tonight's game, could you see that number getting better as the postseason

01:35goes on? Or is this about what we expect from Detroit during any postseason run?

01:41Well, Anzalone's back. That's good. I don't think Aiden Hutchinson's coming back. The

01:46other D linemen are not coming back. Carlton Davis could come back. So no, Detroit's going

01:51to need to do it on the offensive side of the ball and patchwork the defense, which

01:56they have been doing successfully. So you got to give Dan Campbell and company credit.

02:01And you mentioned Denver a little bit being healthy there. But, you know, the Chiefs are

02:06resting a lot of people. The attention is on the offensive side of the ball. They're

02:10resting Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelsey. But the main rest is on the defensive side

02:15of the ball. Not only Chris Jones with his calf, but Carl Loftus and all the linebackers,

02:22Bolton, et cetera, and corners, too. They're resting a lot of people on the defensive side

02:28of the Chiefs ball.

02:30And in that Sunday night or tonight, Doc, from what I can tell, Minnesota comes in very

02:35healthy. And that's how you guys see it as well, including Aaron Jones.

02:39Yeah, we do see Aaron Jones is healthy. And Minnesota is clearly the healthier side. And

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