The Atlanta Falcons needed this one. Early on, it seemed like they might not get it. Late, it seemed like they might squander it. Instead, a team that is cursed to make every game interesting emerged with another major victory, one that saw individual moments of brilliance deliver the win.
You can’t overstate what beating the Buccaneers here means for Atlanta. They’re now 5-3 and in first place by a whole game, 2-0 against the Buccaneers for an ironclad head-to-head tiebreaker, and 4-0 against the NFC South while standing 5-1 against the NFC overall.