The loss means that if the Panthers beat the Saints and then the Bucs either the following week or in the final game of the 2025 season, then the Panthers will be division champs. Because of that, and after a quick glance at the NFC South standings, the Panthers are leading the race, clearly.

Zane Gonzalez ’s 43-yard FG gave the Falcons a 29-28 walkoff win at Raymond James Stadium, on the back of Kyle Pitts’ special night — taking three TD catches from Kirk Cousins to keep the Bucs in their sights throughout.

The Panthers could clinch the NFC South with a win over the Saints in New Orleans on Sunday and by beating the Bucs in Charlotte on Dec. 21. On the other hand, the Bucs could maintain their dominance in the division by beating the Panthers twice in the next three weeks.

Baker Mayfield shouldered the blame for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' loss on Thursday night after his fourth-quarter interception helped interception midway through the fourth quarter helped the Atlanta Falcons complete their comeback.

If you want to know just how mad Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles was about his team blowing a 28-14 lead to the Atlanta Falcons in what ended up being a one-point loss, you can just watch his rant below. Now, he didn't yell. But he dropped 10 expletives in one quietly furious rant.

Bucaneers fans who aren't sick of watching football as a result of Thursday night's collapse will be interested in what happens in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome this Sunday.

Having lost five of their last six games to fall out of first place in the NFC South, frustration is mounting for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Todd Bowles’ message after watching the Bucs blow a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead to lose to the Falcons offered more frustration on Friday but less fury. Despite losing back-to-back games to division bottom-feeders New Orleans and Atlanta,