What happened to Jameis Winston? Why is he not playing? All you need to know

New Orleans Saints handed Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-27 defeat in NFL game on Sunday night, however, victory came at a cost with ir backup QB Jameis Winston suffering an injury during game. Saint's starting QB Taysom Hill missed game due to a concussion and so Winston mand to get a start for team.  

What happened to Jameis Winston today? 

According to cbssports Jameis Winston suffered a knee injury during game against Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was one of Winston's best games with Saints having completed 6 passes out of 10 throws. He also added 56 yards and had one touchdown before being taken off field.

Why is Jameis Winston t playing

Jameis Winston left game after he was tackled by Buccaneers linebacker Devin White on a running play. White was penalized on play for making a horse-collar tackle. Winston tried to leave field under his own power before falling on turf. He was carted off of field after spending time in team's medical tent. Winston was replaced by backup Trevor Siemian in lineup for rest of game.

Recap of  New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL game

match was won by New Orleans Saints due to some on-field mistakes by Tampa Bay Buccaneers. loss was also Brady's third time in three regular-season tries against New Orleans Saints 

While TomBrady threw four touchdown passes, it was his three turvers due to which Tampa Bay lost bringing an end to ir four-game winning streak. Brady lost a fumble and threw an interception in second quarter that led to 10 New Orleans points. After Bucs (6-2) rallied from a 23-7 deficit to take lead in fourth quarter, y seemed poised to use a last-minute drive to claim W.

Saints (5-2) won despite losing quarterback Jameis Winston to a knee injury early in second quarter. With backup quarterback Taysom Hill inactive due to lingering issues from a concussion, New Orleans was down to journeyman Trevor Siemian.

(Inputs from USA Sports)