LOREN ELLIOTT | Times
ATLANTA — "Hey, the good guys win!"
That's what Bucs coach Dirk Koetter said moments after his team opened the 2016 NFL season Sunday with a 31-24 victory against the Falcons.
Check it out: The Bucs are in first place. Only 15 more games to go.
In the meantime, Tampa Bay will savor this one, starting the season 1-0 for the first time since 2012.
It wasn't perfect, but victories in the league seldom are. The Bucs fell behind early, grabbed a big lead midway through, then nearly squandered it at the Georgia Dome.