NEW ORLEANS — Displeased as Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers might be about the way New Orleans plays defense, that hasn’t affected Tampa Bay's recent success rate against its division rival.

“It has not exactly been clean play from their part when we play them," Mayfield said this week about his four games against New Orleans — three of them victories — since joining the Bucs in 2023.

Fresh off a frustrating loss in Detroit, the Bucs (5-2) now look to retain their perch atop the NFC South when they visit the struggling Saints (1-6) on Sunday.

“Not much else to say,” Mayfield added, "besides for the fact that I do not like them.”

The person least bothered by Mayfield's characterization might have been rookie Saints coach Kellen Moore.

For one, this is Moore's first time experiencing

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