At risk of acknowledging the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a serious rival of the New Orleans Saints, I’ll start this off by reminding everyone that it’s a series the Saints own handily, having gone 38-22 against Tampa Bay. That’s dating back to 1977 with a six-game winning streak from 1983 to 1988 (before they shared a division) and a seven-win run from 2012 to 2015.
It hasn’t seemed to matter who the Buccaneers hire as head coach, who they start at quarterback, or who was owning the team — the Saints have beaten them in every era they’ve met.
Still, it’s a good time to run through the timeline. Here is how every coach in Buccaneers history has fared against New Orleans (including the playoffs), from Bruce Arians to John McKay:
