2026 Week 18
Tampa Bay Buccaneersat
New Orleans Saints: Cosmic Momentum
Sun, Jan 10 • 5:00 AM UTC • Caesars Superdome, New Orleans
New Orleans Saints favored — team chemistry plus the kickoff chart, not a win probability.
Game-time placements
Momentum breakdown
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
74CoolMars Retrograde in Virgo — Mars Retrograde: Mars retrograde takes the edge off raw aggression.
- -2Mars Retrograde in Virgo — Mars RetrogradeMars retrograde takes the edge off raw aggression.
- +2Sun in Capricorn — Elemental AlignmentGame-time Sun in Capricorn rewards structure, situational football and late composure. Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Earth-dominant foundation absorbs it naturally, which shows up in identity and who a team is when the lights come up.
- +1Mars in Virgo — Mars DriveGame-time Mars in Virgo rewards precision, assignment discipline and clean technique. Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Cancer Mars absorbs it naturally, which shows up in aggression, pass rush and finishing contact.
- -0.8Kickoff: Ascendant in Libra · Estimated halftime: Ascendant in Libra — Rising-Sign FrictionThe venue’s rising sign pulls against the franchise’s dominant element across the game window. Weighted across the expected game window.
- -0.8Kickoff: Venus in House 3 · Estimated halftime: Venus in House 3 — Ruling Planet CadentThe franchise’s ruling planet occupies a quieter cadent house during part of the game window. Weighted across the expected game window.
- -0.8Playing away — On the RoadPlaying on the road, against a home crowd that historically wins 54.1% of the time.
New Orleans Saints
75CoolMars Retrograde in Virgo — Mars Retrograde: Mars retrograde takes the edge off raw aggression.
- -2Mars Retrograde in Virgo — Mars RetrogradeMars retrograde takes the edge off raw aggression.
- +1Mars in Virgo — Mars DriveGame-time Mars in Virgo rewards precision, assignment discipline and clean technique. New Orleans Saints' Cancer Mars absorbs it naturally, which shows up in aggression, pass rush and finishing contact.
- -0.8Kickoff: Mars in House 12 · Estimated halftime: Mars in House 12 — Ruling Planet CadentThe franchise’s ruling planet occupies a quieter cadent house during part of the game window. Weighted across the expected game window.
- +0.8Playing at home — Home FieldPlaying at home. Home teams won 54.1% of games across the 2021-2025 regular seasons.
- +0.2Estimated final whistle: Ascendant in Scorpio — Rising-Sign AlignmentThe venue’s rising sign supports the franchise’s dominant element across the game window. Weighted across the expected game window.
Special astrological events
- Pluto in Aquariusmajor
Nov 19, 2024
A long-term rebuild of how teams organize, delegate and reinvent themselves.
- Saturn in Ariesmajor
Feb 13, 2026
Structure imposed on aggression: discipline is rewarded, recklessness punished.
- Uranus in Geminimajor
Apr 25, 2026
Sudden scheme innovation, and sudden breakdowns in communication.
- Jupiter enters Leomajor
Jun 30, 2026
Rewards confident leadership, aggressive playmaking and expressive Fire placements.
- Mars Retrograde in Virgomajor
Feb 15, 2027
Aggression turns inward: execution beats intensity.
- Neptune in Ariesnotable
Jan 26, 2026
Belief carries teams further than form suggests, until it does not.
- North Node enters Aquariusnotable
Jul 26, 2026
The path forward runs through the collective, not the individual.
Players to watch
Projected startersTampa Bay Buccaneers
- Ben BredesonLGStrong Positive
The game-time Sun strongly supports this player’s core placement.
- Cody MauchRGStrong Positive
The game-time Sun strongly supports this player’s core placement.
- Luke GoedekeRTStrong Positive
The game-time Sun strongly supports this player’s core placement.
New Orleans Saints
- David EdwardsLGStrong Positive
The game-time Sun strongly supports this player’s core placement.
- Erik McCoyCStrong Positive
The game-time Sun strongly supports this player’s core placement.
- Chris OlaveWRModerate Positive
The game-time Sun strongly supports this player’s core placement.
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