Take a bow, Jameis Winston. The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback stepped in against them with the New Orleans Saints for some trickery, and it turned into a long touchdown pass to give his new squad the lead. Not bad for his debut in the playoffs Divisional Round.
Hopefully the Saints can keep it up. They’ll need to use everything in their toolbox to beat the Bucs for the third time this season. But this memorable highlight from Winston sent observers on Twitter into a flurry:
If this play looks familiar, it's because it's the same exact play that the Bears ran *against* the Saints last week in which Javon Wims dropped the pass. https://t.co/wDi5faDOyx
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 18, 2021
I’m really confused as to how Tampa Bay did not see a pass play coming with Jameis Winston coming into the game? Did you think he was going to run the ball? 🤔
— Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) January 18, 2021
What exactly did you think the trick play was going to be? A run? I mean come on lol
— Jon Ledyard (@LedyardNFLDraft) January 18, 2021
i know being a coach ain't easy, but what else would jameis be in there to do?
— bomani (@bomani_jones) January 18, 2021
How the hell they fall for that? What you thought Jameis was doing out there?
— Domonique Foxworth (@Foxworth24) January 18, 2021
Jameis on the field means deep pass and EVERYONE knows it except the Bucs defense
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) January 18, 2021
Jameis Winston has always thrived at throwing the ball to the team playing against the Bucs.
— No. 1 Cobra Kai fan Evan Saacks (@evansaacks) January 18, 2021
finally the saints use their best QB
— charles (never beefed with fedex) mcdonald (@FourVerts) January 18, 2021
The Taysom Hill games were a long con. Payton playing 4D chess.
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) January 18, 2021
all the tricks….how long has Sean Payton wanted to use that?!
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) January 18, 2021
Sean Payton is so good at this.
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) January 18, 2021
Payton letting Jameis throw a TD on the Bucs is such a good troll from the maser
— Steven Ruiz (@theStevenRuiz) January 18, 2021
Jameis Winston when he got into the game #NOvsTB #TampaBay #Buccaneers #WhoDatNation #Saints #NFL #NFCDivisional pic.twitter.com/2nWbSn6lPm
— Ben Yantek (@ben_yantek) January 18, 2021
Jameis after that TD pass… pic.twitter.com/lktsv9Othj
— Steve Wyche (@wyche89) January 18, 2021
Chad Henne and Jameis Winston. Of course.
— Chris Vernon (@ChrisVernonShow) January 18, 2021
JAMEIS WINSTON REVENGE GAME
— John Sigler (@john_siglerr) January 18, 2021
Jameis throwing a TD against Tampa Bay in the Divisional Round is the best troll job SP could think of.
— Canal St. Chronicles (@SaintsCSC) January 18, 2021
Brees was hype for Jameis 🙌 @drewbrees @Jaboowins @Saints
📺 #TBvsNO on FOX pic.twitter.com/y1yiWPX3lP
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) January 18, 2021
