Saints Lose Chris Olave For Key Season Finale
January 1st, 2026
Tough break for the Bucs and those yearning for Tampa Bay to limp into the playoff this weekend.
To qualify for the postseason, the Bucs must first beat the Panthers on Saturday, and then hope the slimy Saints beat the Falcons in Atlanta on Sunday.
Don’t expect either team to be tanking in the Saints-Falcons game. The Saints are on a four-game winning streak and Atlanta’s first-round draft pick in 2026 belongs to the Rams. Also, the teams are fierce rivals and Raheem Morris is fighting to stay head coach of the Falcons.
It was revealed today that the Saints will play Sunday without top receiver Chris Olave because he has a blood clot. That’s a critical blow to the Saints — and to the Bucs’ hopes and dreams.
Olave has 27 catches for 382 yards and four touchdowns during the Saints’ four-game winning streak. Bucs fans will have to hope the Falcons defense turns into Todd Bowles’ for a day — the kind that lets a backup receiver look like a star.
January 1st, 2026 at 11:28 am
Lmao go figure
January 1st, 2026 at 11:32 am
They did it to themselves. All they had to do was win vs Miami against a rookie and Saturday would have been a win and in game. Or hold on vs ATL on TNF. Panthers upset the Rams. Falcons upset the Rams. The last few years the final week of the season has gone the Bucs way. The football gods are tell us the luck has finally run out.
January 1st, 2026 at 11:33 am
That’s a big hit for the Saints!
Watch the Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq
Today
January 1st, 2026 at 11:40 am
Wile E. Bowzo has got this.
January 1st, 2026 at 11:47 am
The Falcons are going to blow the Saints off the Face of the Earth
The Falcons are a team on the rise, every game has meaning to them
Next season, they gone be a team to reckon with
January 1st, 2026 at 11:49 am
7-10 is coming.
Good news:
The nation won’t get to see us lay an egg again in national TV.
Thank God!!!!
Time to reset
January 1st, 2026 at 11:49 am
In the playoffs
January 1st, 2026 at 11:50 am
Irrelevant…..bucs playing like a bottom 5 team in the league. They came out of the bye in great position to put the division away weeks ago. But getting healthy and playing bad teams the last 5 weeks couldn’t equal wins. This team is awful on every aspect.
January 1st, 2026 at 11:55 am
Nobody cares. Fire Bowles and put Licht on notice that his “Buccaneer Men” are SOFT as hell.
January 1st, 2026 at 11:56 am
I watched the Hurricanes beat OSU last night with a suffocating defensive line. It made me sad because the Bucs don’t have a defense anywhere close to that level of intensity and passion.
I think the Bucs season is officially over Saturday so the Saints vs Falcons will be irrelevant.
January 1st, 2026 at 12:02 pm
We can only hope that Atl copies our D schemes and allows NO’s backup to have an MVP type day!
January 1st, 2026 at 12:06 pm
We are fine. @ Rod Munch said at lease three times there is 100% chance the Saints beat the Falcons.
January 1st, 2026 at 12:13 pm
The bucs have 3 starting linemen injured. They’re not healthy. Bowles gets a pass. This isn’t fantasy football. Receivers don’t matter as much as fans think. The trenches matter
January 1st, 2026 at 12:15 pm
HAHAHAHA
January 1st, 2026 at 12:19 pm
As everyone has said Bucs did it to themselves. Todd said that earlier in the year and the team didn’t listen to him so they can fold away this year. I am so tired of rooting for other teams to do us a favor. Just win the GD thing for yourselves outright and hold your heads up.
January 1st, 2026 at 12:22 pm
I’d probably put it closer to 55%. The Falcons have an excellent offensive line, TE, WR1 and RB. The rest of their team is ok. Saints have better front 7, very good TE. Also great WR1 (who will be out). Shough has been playing well.
Should be interesting. Bucs need to win and a little luck for once.
January 1st, 2026 at 12:25 pm
As far as the Bucs, receivers matter only if you can get them the ball. And our O-line is killing us right now. There’s almost never any time to throw or go through progressions. I’d like to see us throw more outside to RB’s.
January 1st, 2026 at 12:30 pm
RIP Bucs 2025 Season, It’s over. Bucs players body language on the field says it all. They have checked out.
January 1st, 2026 at 12:35 pm
Does anyone really think that the Aints, were going to help Us???? LMAO
January 1st, 2026 at 12:39 pm
Missing playoffs would be worth it if it results in a HC change for next fall.
January 1st, 2026 at 1:10 pm
Love my Bucs but dang it…they’re just not that good. Have they played well enough to deserve to be in the playoffs? I had such hope at the beginning of the season but reality is no, they haven’t earned playing in the post season. I do feel it’s time for Bowles to be replaced. Cohen has done well this year in Jax, maybe that kind of change is just what the Bucs need.