Brandin Cooks Week 8 Preview vs. the Buccaneers

New Orleans Saints receiver Brandin Cooks will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their 21st-ranked passing defense in Week 8, with kickoff at 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Cooks has 14 grabs for 127 yards so far this year. He has been targeted 18 times, and is averaging 18.1 yards per game.

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Cooks vs. the Buccaneers

• Cooks vs the Buccaneers (since 2021): 5 GP / 72.6 REC YPG / 0 REC TD
• Three players have put up 100 or more receiving yards in a game against Tampa Bay in the 2025 season.
• The Buccaneers have conceded a TD pass to nine opposing players this year.
• Two opposing players have caught at least two TD passes in matchups with Tampa Bay on the season.
• The pass defense of the Buccaneers is allowing 229.0 yards per outing this season, which ranks 21st in the league.
• The Buccaneers' defense is 16th in the league by conceding 1.6 passing touchdowns per game to opposing offenses (11 total passing TDs).

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Cooks Receiving Insights

• In five of seven games this year, Cooks has exceeded the over on his receiving yards prop bet.
• Cooks has been targeted on 18 of his team's 238 passing attempts this season (7.6% target share).
• He has been targeted 18 times, averaging 7.1 yards per target (73rd in NFL).
• Having played seven games this season, Cooks has not had a TD reception.

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Cooks' Recent Performance