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By John Sigler | Saintswire

Drew Brees and his wife stood alone on the Superdome sidelines, watching their children play together on the roughed-up turf. They remained in the building for nearly an hour after the New Orleans Saints were eliminated from the playoffs by the division-rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers, soaking in every sight and sound of the moment.

But when asked if he could confirm reports that he plans to retire now that the 2020 season is behind him, all Brees could offer in a postgame conference call was a delay.

“I’m going to give myself an opportunity to think about the season, just like I did last season, and make a decision,” Brees replied. Pressed about what would go into that decision, Brees said: “I’m going to keep that to myself right now.” ...

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By John Sigler | Saintswire

It’s hardly the news New Orleans Saints fans were hoping to read the morning after the playoffs Divisional Round, but here it is. Time marches forward and so will we. With the Saints eliminated from postseason play and their 2020 season over, their initial draft slot has been set at No. 28 overall in 2021, behind the other teams that lost in this round, owing to New Orleans’ stronger regular season record.

For a quick refresher, the last three draft prospects selected at that spot include Baltimore Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen, Los Angeles Chargers defensive lineman Jerry Tillery, and Pittsburgh Steelers safety Terrell Edmunds. It’s possible the Saints can still find some help in that range, but they may struggle to find a rookie quarterback to take over for Drew Brees.

Then again, don’t expect the Saints to stay put. They’re frequent draft-day traders, understanding that they can always swap out future picks to move up now because they’ll continue to receive more selections down the line. And with team executive Terry Fontenot expected to become the Atlanta Falcons general manager, the Saints will receive more compensatory picks as part of a new NFL minority hiring policy. ...

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Tampa took advantage of 3 interceptions and a fumble and turned them in to a playoff win.

By WWL Staff | WWL

NEW ORLEANS — The Saints made four key turnovers that gave Tampa extremely short fields and the Bucs turned three of them into touchdowns in a 30-20 divisional round victory Sunday.

The loss ended the Saints season on their home field in the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

"It's hard to beat a team in the playoffs when it's that lopsided on the turnover ratio," said head coach Sean Payton. "When you get into these games, there aren't that many surprises. It's more about attention to details... That's the frustrating thing about the turnovers."

"Take all the emotion out of it, you turn the ball over four times and they don't turn it over, it's not a winning formula," said running back Alvin Kamara. "You can't turn the ball over and expect to win, especially not against a good team."

The game is widely believed to be the final one for Saints quarterback Drew Brees. A report prior to the game from FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer said Brees’ final game would be the Saints final game of the season, whenever that was. ...

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