The Atlanta Falcons are out of the playoffs after the Seattle Seahawks put them out of their misery last Sunday. Beyond playing for pride and jobs, the Falcons can play spoiler in the NFC South race.

After a 5-1 start, which included a thriller over the Seahawks, the Buccaneers have crashed to 7-6 and their comfortable NFC South lead has turned into a scrap with the Carolina Panthers. Those two will play twice over the final month of the season, but Tampa Bay can at least maintain a tie for first place by winning on Thursday. They’ll have Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan back, while the Falcons still have Drake London out and Kirk Cousins as the starter.

Hey, these are division games, and the NFC South has already given us New Orleans Saints wins over both the Bucs and Panthers. Maybe we’re

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