This Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the New Orleans Saints in a NFC South showdown.

The Saints (5-8) are coming off a 52-27 thrashing by the New York Giants, and the Bucs gave away a game to the now 4-9 Philadelphia Eagles, 23-21. The Bucs (6-7) will try to keep their wild card playoff hopes alive when they face the Saints in the Super Dome this Sunday. The Buccaneer secondary will get help with the return of Brandon McDonald at cornerback.

Last week, Buccaneer quarterback Josh Freeman didn’t throw an interception, but his play was less than spectacular. The shining light offensively last week was the running of Doug Martin. This Sunday, the Buccaneer defense will have to step up and not take the wounded Saints for granted. The Falcons were humbled by the Carolina Panthers (4-9) 30-20 last week.

Kickoff will be at 1 p. m.