Winston completed 18-of-32 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 24-17 loss to the Saints. He also gained 24 yards on three rushes.
Winston was held under 200 yards passing for only the second time during his rookie campaign, with the other instance also having come against an NFC South rival in the Falcons. The Saints' normally-porous defense surprisingly held the 2015 top overall pick to a season-low 5.69 yards per attempt, a figure that was partially the result of Winston losing starting wideout Vincent Jackson to a knee injury in the second quarter. The rookie did narrowly miss a chance to tie the game late in the fourth quarter when he failed to connect on a near-certain touchdown with running back Charles Sims, who had broken free of coverage. Winston and the Bucs will attempt to do their part to keep their slim playoff hopes alive in their Week 15 Thursday night road tilt against the Rams.