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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons will play on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. This week's pivotal matchup pits the leaders of the NFC South, making this game a must-win for both sides. Kickoff is at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Tampa Bay (5-7 SU, 7-5 ATS, 4-8 O/U) beat Carolina 21-18 in its last game, and Atlanta (6-6 SU, 4-8 ATS, 4-8 O/U) beat the Jets 13-8. The Falcons beat the Bucs 16-13 on October 22. ATL outgained TB 401-329 with 156 rushing yards, overcoming three turnovers.
The Falcons are 1.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 41 points.
Buccaneers: DL Mike Greene and WR Rakim Jarrett are out. CB Jamel Dean, LB Devin White, DB Josh Hayes, NT Vita Vea, and G Cody Mauch are questionable. LB SirVocea Dennis, LB Lavonte David, LB K.J. Britt, C Robert Hainsey, and OT Tristan Wirfs are pr obable.
Falcons: CB A.J. Terrell, DL LaCale London, OL Drew Dalman, LB Nate Landman, OT Kaleb McGary, DL David Onyemata, and CB Jeff Okudah are questionable. WR Mack Hollins and CB Mike Hughes are probable.
Tampa Bay got back into the win column last week, taking care of business at home against Carolina. The Buccaneers held the Panthers to 282 total yards, including 149 passing yards (15-for-31 passing for 4.3 yards per pass). WR Mike Evans caught seven passes for 162 yards and a touchdown in the victory.
TB scores 19.4 points per game (23rd) and averages 305.6 total yards (23rd), including 220.4 passing yards (19th) and 85.2 rushing yards (30th). It converts 40.3 percent of its third downs (15th) and finds the end zone on 47.0 percent of its red zone trips (27th).
The Bucs' opponents average 20.4 points (10th) and 356.9 total yards (27th) per game, including 257.9 passing yards (28th) and 99.0 rushing yards (10th). The TB defense has 35 sacks and 10 interceptions this season. Their opponents convert 42.2 percent of their third-down attempts (27th) and score touchdowns on 40 .0 percent of their red zone trips (4th).