2026 Week 18

Tampa Bay BuccaneersatNew Orleans Saints: Cosmic Momentum

Sun, Jan 10 • 5:00 AM UTC • Caesars Superdome, New Orleans

Tampa Bay Buccaneers50%Momentum share50%New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints favored — team chemistry plus the kickoff chart, not a win probability.

Game-time placements

Sun ♑ CapricornMoon ♒ AquariusMercury ♑ CapricornMars ♍ VirgoAscendant ♎ LibraMidheaven ♋ Cancer

Momentum breakdown

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

74/100Cool

Mars 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

75/100Cool

Mars 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 starters

Tampa 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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