TAMPA L.J. Collier Jersey , Fla. (AP) — and climb back into the race for a NFC playoff berth is all but over.The Buccaneers (5-8) weren’t eliminated by Sunday’s 28-14 loss to the New Orleans Saints, however the team is assured of finishing no better than .500 after sputtering offensively and wearing down defensively after holding a 14-3 halftime lead.Oh, and special teams contributed to the demise, too.Cairo Santos missed two field goals, one after Jason Pierre-Paul recovered Drew Brees‘ fumble deep in Saints territory and a blocked punt led to a touchdown that sparked New Orleans’ rally.“That was a momentum change. We had other chances, but that was definitely a big play,” coach Dirk Koetter said.“Our defense was on the field way too much in the second half. I think we had 16, almost 17 minutes of time of possession in the first half, and like 12 in the second half Marquise Blair Jersey ,” Koetter added. “That’s not going to work against the Saints.”It didn’t help, either, that Tampa Bay was penalized 10 times for 84 yards, including an unnecessary roughness penalty against center Ryan Jensen late in the second quarter that led to a heated verbal exchange with quarterback Jameis Winston.Both players said the dustup wasn’t a big deal.“Families fight. Me and Jameis are highly competitive guys and we just had simple words,” Jensen said. “We talked about it. We got cooled down and talked about it and everything is good.”Winston was 18 of 38 passing for 213 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on Tampa Bay’s final play. He was sacked four times and led the Bucs in rushing for the second straight week with 47 yards on five attempts.“Brothers have disagreements,” the quarterback said. “It wasn’t that much.”Koetter said he hadn’t talked about the situation with either player.The coach said Winston wasn’t as sharp as the previous two weeks in victories over San Francisco and Carolina.Koetter noted, however, that Winston did a good job of protecting the football. The problem was New Orleans defense was on its game after giving up a long TD drive to begin the game.“Jameis was under duress all day. Jameis got hit too many times. You can’t have your quarterback hit that many times whether it’s scrambling D.K. 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We’ve just got to take ownership of that,” tackle Demar Dotson said.“Going into the second half I thought that we had an opportunity to put a fork into them Cody Barton Jersey ,” Dotson added, “but they got a boost of confidence from a missed field goal, a punt blocked.” MIAMI (AP) — Former first-round pick DeVante Parker will get another chance to show the Miami Dolphins he’s not a bust.The unlucky, underachieving receiver signed an incentive-laden, two-year deal Tuesday worth up to $13 million that replaces a $9.4 million fifth-year option on his original contract.The Dolphins had been expected to rescind the option for 2019 and let Parker become a free agent. But his agent, Jimmy Gould, said Parker loves Miami, wasn’t interested in testing the market, and is eager for a chance to blossom under new Dolphins coach Brian Flores.“It was always DeVante’s desire to remain in Miami http://www.cardinalsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-zach-allen-jersey , and especially with a chance to work with this new coaching staff,” Gould said. “It’s like a new start for him.”Last season Gould publicly questioned the competence of coach Adam Gase and complained about how Parker was used. Gase’s firing after the season opened the door for Parker’s return.The 14th player taken in the 2015 draft, Parker has been plagued by injuries and has scored just nine touchdowns while making 31 starts in four seasons. Last year he had 24 catches for 309 yards and one score while missing five games because of finger and quadriceps issues.His new deal reflected the Dolphins’ thrifty approach to free agency as the market heats up. After missing the playoffs for the 15th time in 17 years, they have begun a reboot and youth movement under Flores and acknowledge it may take several seasons to build a winner.Rather than engage in a bidding war, they allowed Ja’Wuan James to depart this week to Denver, where he’s expected to sign a four-year, $51 million contract that makes him the highest-paid right tackle in the NFL.Miami also declined to overpay to keep last year’s leading rusher and receiver. Running back Frank Gore reached an agreement on a $2 million, one-year contract with the Bills, and receiver Danny Amendola accepted a $5.75 million Gary Jennings Jr. Jersey , one-year offer from the Lions.The Dolphins did add tight end Dwayne Allen, who agreed to a $7 million, two-year contract.