People in the Tampa Bay area were excited to be able to sit at home, and watch Sunday’s game between the Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints. Even the sellout crowd at Raymond James Stadium was ready for a great game.

Although the Buccaneer offense and defense played pretty well, a series of mistakes cost the Bucs victory in a 35-28 defeat. The Bucs had a touchdown nullified, and were denied on four downs inside their opponent’s 5-yard line.

Quarterback Josh Freeman passed for 420 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. His counterpart, Drew Brees, passed for 377 yards, 4 touchdowns, and an interception.

Buccaneer rookie running back, Doug Martin, carried the ball 16 times for 85 yards, and had the crowd on their feet with his 36 yard scamper for a touchdown. The penalty yards the Bucs picked up show why victory was snatched away.

The Bucs won’t have much time to lick their wounds before traveling to Minnesota to face the Vikings and Adrian Peterson in a Thursday night contest. Kickoff will be at 8:20 p. m.