It was an offensive shootout in prime time that ended with the Atlanta Falcons leaving as the top dogs in the NFC South, at least for now.
Although the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the best record in the NFC South heading into this Thursday night showdown with the Atlanta Falcons , whoever won the game would have the privilege of leaving Mercedes Benz stadium as the division leader.
The Bucs took the positive field position, but couldn’t do much with it after Baker Mayfield missed a relatively easy pass to Chris Godwin on third down, which led Todd Bowles to settle for a FG attempt. Unlike the kicker on the other sideline, Bucs’ kicker Chase McLaughlin had no trouble sending his 53-yard attempt through the center of the uprights, giving the Bucs their first lead of the night.
Mike Evans has now surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin for the 30th-most receiving yards in NFL history. The offensive explosion came to a screeching hault in the second half as the Bucs opening drive went nowhere, before resulting in a punt by Trenton Gill, who for the second consecutive game was in the lineup in place of former 4th round draft pick,
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