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SPORTS Tuesday 10 November 2020
Brees throws 4 TD passes, Saints rout Brady, Buccaneers 38-3

By FRED GOODALL game of the season. "We didn't play well in any
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Drew Brees was 26 of 32 passing, phase of the game," Brady
Brees vs. Tom Brady, and including first-half TD throws said.
the battle for supremacy of of 14 yards to Tre'Quan "Everyone's got to do a lot
the NFC South, was a one- Smith, 8 yards to Adam better," the Bucs quarter-
sided affair. Trautman and 12 yards back added, "and it starts
Brees threw for 222 yards to Sanders, who missed with me."
and four touchdowns, re- the previous two games Brady was sacked three
gaining the NFL career TD while on the COVID-19 list. times and finished 22 of
pass lead and lifting the The 41-year-old added 38 for 209 yards, including
New Orleans Saints into a 3-yarder to Josh Hill to three completions for 31
first place with a 38-3 rout make it 38-0 with just over yards to Antonio Brown,
of Brady and the Tampa nine minutes remaining. who made his debut for
Bay Buccaneers on Sunday "We knew this was a big Tampa Bay in his return from
night. game, divisional opponent, an eight-game suspension
The three-time defending Tampa's playing extremely for violating the NFL's per-
division champion won well," said Brees, who lost sonal conduct policy.
their fifth straight game, a fumble on Tampa Bay's The Bucs ran the ball just
intercepting Brady three only sack but did not throw five times, including Blaine
times and completing a an interception. Gabbert's kneel-down on
season sweep of the Bucs "Obviously we've been a the final snap of the night.
(6-3), who also suffered a little short-handed over last The Saints scored on five of
double-digit loss at New few weeks ... Tonight, it was their first six possessions to
Orleans in Week 1. good to get everybody build a 31-0 halftime lead,
"Each time you can win back, get them back in and the Bucs were fortu-
and find different ways to the mix," Brees added. "We nate the biggest first-half
win, I think it just builds con- wanted the spread the ball deficit of Brady's career
fidence and creates mo- around, we wanted to play wasn't larger.
mentum," Brees said. complementary football. I Jared Cook fumbled at the
"Obviously, tonight was a can't say enough about our Bucs 2 with the Saints look-
great night," he added. defense, they just played ing to build on an early 7-0
"All the way around, in all phenomenal." lead. But with Tampa Bay's
three phases, it was pretty Brees regained the league offense sputtering and one
exceptional." career TD pass lead with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) reacts as of the league's stingiest de-
The Saints (6-2) weren't 564, three more than the he leaves the field at the end of the first half of an NFL football fenses unable to slow down
game against the New Orleans Saints Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in
perfect — turning the ball 43-year-old Brady, who Tampa, Fla. Brees, New Orleans pressed
over twice themselves — had thrown for 17 touch- Associated Press on.
however the offense was downs and just one inter- "That's the most complete
extremely efficient with ception over his previous ing one for a TD. time — the last on a throw game we've played ... It's
receivers Michael Thomas six games. The Saints inter- Defensive Tackle David On- the six-time Super Bowl poetry in motion when we
and Emmanuel Sanders cepted Brady twice in a yemata and safeties Mar- threw wildly into the middle get going like that," Saints
back in the lineup, and 34-23 season-opening win, cus Williams and Malcolm of the field as scrambled to running back Alvin Kamara
the defense played its best with Janoris Jenkins return- Jenkins picked off Brady this avoid a relentless pass rush. said.q

Rays' Arozarena wins Babe Ruth award as postseason MVP

NEW YORK (AP) — Tam- New York Player of the at Shea Stadium in the first
pa Bay outfielder Randy Year after batting a major game following the 9/11
Arozarena won the Babe league-leading .364 in the terrorist attacks. Karsay
Ruth award as postseason pandemic-shortened sea- grew up near Shea Stadi-
MVP in voting by the New son, and New York Mets um. Two pitchers who died
York chapter of the Base- outfielder/first baseman in recent months were giv-
ball Writers' Association of Dominic Smith earned the en the Casey Stengel You
America. Joe DiMaggio Toast of the Could Look It Up Award,
Arozarena hit .377 with Town Award after hitting the Yankees' Whitey Ford
10 homers, 14 RBIs and a .316 with 10 homers and 42 for his 1961 season that in-
1.273 OPS in 20 postseason RBIs. cluded a 25-4 record and
games and received 64.3% Yankees reliever Zack Brit- the Mets' Tom Seaver for his
of the votes Friday in ballot- ton received the Ben Ep- 1971 season that included
ing announced Monday to stein/Dan Castellano Good a 20-10 record and major
edge Los Angeles Dodgers Guy Award, and Yankees league-best 1.76 ERA.
pitcher Clayton Kershaw designated hitter Giancar- George A. King III, who is
and shortstop Corey Sea- lo Stanton the Joan Pay- retiring as a Yankees beat Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena celebrates a home run dur-
ger. son/Shannon Forde Award writer after covering the ing the first inning in Game 6 of the baseball World Series against
the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Arlington,
Seager was selected MVP for Community Service. team for the New York Post Texas.
of the NL Championship Mike Piazza and Steve Kar- since 1997, was voted the Associated Press
Series and the World Series say will get the Willie, Mick- William J. Slocum / Jack
win over the Rays. ey & the Duke Award to Lang Award for Long & died of COVID-19 on April Award. The chapter also
Yankees second baseman mark the 20th anniversary Meritorious Service. 12 at age 48, was voted voted to create an award
DJ LeMahieu was voted of Piazza's home run for the Anthony Causi, a New York the Arthur & Milton Rich- named in Causi's honor
the Sid Mercer/Dick Young Mets off the Atlanta reliever Post photographer who man You Gotta Have Heart that will start in 2022.q