There are 256 games in every NFL season, which means there are more than 12,000 games in the Super Bowl era, so I’m always impressed how often you’re able to find individual games and outcomes rare enough to be a team’s first ever, or close to the most or best or worst at anything in NFL history.



Sunday’s Bucs win against the Saints is a prime example, with so much good (and some bad) to put a 48-40 win in historical context. Here are five takeaways from the Bucs’ big win …



Winning while giving up 40-plus points



Sunday’s story was absolutely about Ryan Fitzpatrick and his career day, throwing for 417 yards and accounting for five total touchdowns at age 35. But you have to appreciate how rare it is in today’s NFL to give up 40 points and still win.



The Bucs, in their 42-year history, had been 0-56 all-time when giving up anything more than 35 points. The Saints, around since 1967, had been 38-0 when...