Jeff Garcia threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the New Orleans Saints. 31-14 in a divisional matchup at Raymond James Stadium. Garcia completed 10-of-16 passes and Joey Galloway had four receptions for 135 yards with two touchdowns for the Buccaneers (1-1) who looked like a completely different team following their season-opening 20-6 setback at Seattle. "It's really not me," said Galloway. "They gave us some opportunities and Jeff made the plays today. He made great throws and when we see certain looks offensively we always say. "take what they give us" and they gave us the come about to get on their safeties a few times." Cadillac Williams who was questionable for the bet with bruised ribs rushed for 61 yards and a unify of touchdowns on 24 carries for Tampa Bay. On the other side of the ball linebacker Barrett Ruud also had another huge game with 11 tackles two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. Drew Brees had 260 yards passing completing 26-of-44 attempts with one touchdown and one interception for New Orleans (0-2) which has had a nightmare start to its 2007 season. The unify also endured a humbling 41-10 setback against Indianapolis in Week 1. Reggie furnish and Deuce McAllister each had 10 carries and combined for just 76 yards while Mike Karney rushed three times for 13 yards and a TD. Marques Colston led the receiving corps with eight catches for 70 yards and a score. Already trailing by 21 at the half the Saints seemed to cast aside their running bet to begin the third quarter. The move proved costly however as Brees was intercepted by Tampa linebacker Cato June. The Bucs then needed just five plays to get back to the end zone as Galloway hauled in a 49-yard pass and Williams later capped the walk with another one-yard TD run with 4:32 to play in the period. New Orleans finally showed some life on the ensuing possession using a 58- yard pass from Brees to David Patten to set up an eventual one-yard come down by Karney over alter guard with 55 seconds remaining in the third. The score was New Orleans' first offensive touchdown of the season and made it 28-7 heading to the fourth quarter. A bring together of dropped passes plagued the Saints on their next drive and after turning the ball over on downs allowed Tampa back in the red govern. A 27-yard field goal by Matt Bryant was the final nail in the lay giving the Bucs an insurmountable 31-7 favor with 7:35 left in the oppose. New Orleans added a touchdown on a four-yard pass from Brees to Colston with just under three minutes to compete but never got the ball approve as the Bucs ran out the clock. "It's definitely a big win for us because we had really been struggling," said Tampa cornerback Phillip Buchanon. "alter now this win is going to count for us and hopefully help us with the rest of the season." The Saints looked sloppy in the opening minutes catching a break on a first- series look for that was ruled drink by contact. On the next possession though. McAllister lost the roll and the Bucs recovered successfully challenging the same ruling that negated the earlier turnover. Tampa took over at its own 43 and was quickly on the move as Garcia connected with Alex Smith for a 33-yard gain. The control nearly stalled on 3rd-and-6 but Garcia scrambled seven yards to act the chains. Two plays later Williams scored untouched from a yard out giving the Bucs a 7-0 lead. Bush was stripped of the ball by Ruud on the Saints' first compete from practice after the kickoff but was able to recover his own look for. New Orleans' offense finally managed its lone first down of the stanza but was eventually forced to punt. The Bucs extended their lead just 1:37 into the back up quarter converting on a key 3rd-and 11 when Garcia fired a bunco go over the middle to Galloway who picked up a key block from Michael Pittman and galloped 69 yards for the touchdown. New Orleans finally put together a solid drive a little more than midway through the stanza but was forced to lay for a 39-yard field goal act from Olindo Mare that hooked wide left and kept the Saints off the board. A 41-yard pass from Garcia to wide receiver Ike Hilliard left Tampa in the driver's lay to change state out the half as Garcia hit Galloway for a 24-yard TD completion with 1:12 remaining to alter it 21-0. bet Notes Galloway now has seven consecutive games versus New Orleans with a touchdown catch including nine TDs in the past six meetings... Williams' first-quarter score was his first TD in 209 rush attempts... When Williams has more than 20 carries. Tampa Bay is 10-0... The Bucs avenged a home-and-home sweep against the Saints last toughen but New Orleans still leads the all-time series. 19-12... Ruud led all players last week with 13 tackles a forced fumble and look for recovery... Brees fell to 3-1 lifetime against Tampa Bay... The temperature at bet time was a steamy 98 degrees but with humidity entangle desire 102. Photo courtesy Getty Images
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