The two NFC South giants are both reeling, and coming into what is essentially the most important matchup of the season thus far licking their wounds a little bit.
The Atlanta Falcons are coming off of their most lopsided defeat of the season, losing to the Seahawks by 20 at home, following a fourth quarter unraveling which featured three Kirk Cousins turnovers in succession.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had an even worse evening one day later on the national stage. They lost by 10 against the Baltimore Ravens (in a game which was not as close as the scoreline indicates) while seeing their two best wide receivers — Mike Evans and Chris Godwin — both go down due to multi-week injuries.