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Fair to say this has been a slow burner but it is the Bucs that hold the advantage at the break.

It came in unconventional fashion, an interception securing the game’s only touchdown, after being stopped at the one-yard line four times.

They thought they had another defensive score only for the call to be reversed.

Defeats for Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers earlier have given Tampa Bay more breathing room in the AFC South.

Can they hammer it home in the second half against another divisional rival?

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7-3 New Orleans Saints
• Dallas Cowboys 3-14 Denver Broncos
• Tennessee Titans 7-17 Indianapolis Colts
• Green Bay Packers @ Pittsburgh Steelers (00:15)

Field goal - Saintspublished at 21:19 GMT 26 October 2025

21:19 GMT 26 October 2025

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7-3 New Orleans Saints

A shot to the endzone for Rashid Shaheed is broken up so it is left to Blake Grupe to do the necessary from 28 yards.

New Orleans on the scoresheet as the half ends.

Saints turn to nick the football!

A big hit from Chase Young on Baker Mayfield releases the ball and it is picked up by the home team.

They'll have 45 seconds to try and get a score before the break.

A reversal of the on-field call upon review!

It's a fumble recovery, but crucially not a touchdown.

The Bucs get the ball on the Saints 47-yard line with one minute left on the clock in the half.

Slower starts in the later matches but they appear to be just heating up.

Here's what has been happening:

• Bo Nix picked off early on but the Broncos lead by 11 after one quarter
• Saints shut out four straight Bucs runs from the one-yard line
• But the turnover on downs is short lived as linebacker Anthony Nelson picks off Spencer Rattler for a pick six
• Jonathan Taylor gets in the endzone for the Colts but Cam Ward and the Titans respond

Further good news for the Denver Broncos and Pat Surtain II is back on the field already after receiving medical attention earlier in this quarter.

The reigning Defensive Player of the Year will be needed as the Broncos eye up a fifth win on the spin.

Greg Brady
NFL pundit on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Defence wins championships but the Cowboys haven't had one good defensive game so far.

Can they really be considered championship contenders?

What a run that is from Tyjae Spears. He just wouldn't go down and gets all the way down to the one-yard line before being shoved out of bounds.

It was a 41-yard run for Spears which is a career long.

The drive fizzles out for Spencer Rattler and the Saints, with the ball now back in the hands of Baker Mayfield.

Can the Bucs extend their lead before half-time?

Greg Brady
NFL pundit on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

I think the Colts are the real deal. I was sceptical of them but they've settled in well.

Last week's game was an impressive performance from them.

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Gutsy to go back to Spencer Rattler's hands after he's had a fumble and a pick-six.

He's justified his coordinator's faith though, lasering that to receiver Chris Olave for a 28-yard catch.

A quiet first quarter so far in this one.

But hold that thought because as I type this, Jonathan Taylor is doing what he does and bowling his way down the field.

The Colts are in the redzone for the second time today.

Greg Brady
NFL pundit on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

I'm not surprised this Broncos team has had the success that they have. They're young and they've got a good core.