Martin tallied 81 yards on 11 carries and secured one of his three targets for five yards in Sunday's 24-17 loss to the Saints.
Martin had his lowest amount of carries since a Week 9 loss to the Giants, when he also had 11 totes. As in that contest, the Bucs found themselves trailing in the second half, and passing-down back Charles Sims therefore received a solid allotment of playing time as well. As has been the case the majority of the season, Martin did look good with the ball in his hands, averaging 7.4 yards a pop and ripping off his third run of over 20 yards in the last four games. Martin is now averaging an outstanding 5.1 yards per carry while amassing 1,214 yards on the season, and will tangle with the feisty Rams defense in Tampa's Thursday road tilt in St. Louis.