The Tampa Bay Buccaneers faced then-head coach of the New Orleans Saints Dennis Allen in October and defeated the Saints team 51-27. The Saints won’t face him again when they come to Tampa Bay at the end of the year.

The Saints have struggled mightily after starting the season 2-0 and went on a seven-game losing streak that culminated in a brutal loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. That was enough in the eyes of the organization, and on Monday, Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported that Allen had been fired by the Saints. Special teams coach Darren Rizzi will take over on an interim basis.

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Allen wasn’t a great head coach overall — he finished his tenure with the Saints with a 26-53 all-time record, including his first stint as head coach with the Raiders — but he didn’t have much success against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers either. . The player, who is just 2-4 all-time against the Bucs, won his first game in place of Sean Payton in 2021 with Payton’s coaching staff. He is just 1-4 since taking over full-time in 2022, with his only win coming on New Year’s Day in 2023.

Due to New Orleans’ poor performance, they won’t be a factor in the NFC South race, so the Buccaneers will likely chase the Atlanta Falcons for the rest of the year, but there’s a chance the Saints will get an opportunity come the offseason. a big hire and competing in the division for the long term.

Tampa Bay will face New Orleans in the final game of the regular season in Week 18. This could be a pivotal game to determine whether the Bucs make the playoffs this season.

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