The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were making sure that the NFC South did not have any team at or over .500 after Week 14.
Baker Mayfield led a 12-play, 75-yard drive that ended in am 11-yard touchdown pass to Cade Otton with 31 seconds left.
The scoring play and PAT gave Tampa Bay a 29-25 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
BAKER. OTTON. BUCS TAKE THE LEAD WITH 33 SECONDS LEFT.
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Atlanta had a last gasp to try and overtake its NFC South foes but the drive died at the Tampa Bay 3 after a 28-yard pass from Desmond Ridder to Drake London.
Bucs vs. Falcons comes down to the final play.
Tampa Bay takes sole possession of first place in the NFC South with the win. #TBvsATL pic.twitter.com/IDSN9LpsUe
— NFL (@NFL) December 10, 2023
Both teams sit at 6-7 as do the New Orleans Saints. That would mean a three-way tie before tiebreakers in the weakest division in the NFL.
