Tampa Bay squandered its chance to carry sole possession of first place in the NFC South into the weekend by melting down the stretch to allow the Atlanta Falcons to mount a shocking Thursday Night Football comeback. Everyone on the Bucs sideline knew in the moment just how disastrous the turn of events could be, and there was a lot of emotion on display after the final whistle.
If there's any bright spot for Tampa Bay it's the fact that it will get two cracks at the Carolina Panthers over the season's final three weeks, and those outcomes will largely decide which team gets a playoff spot.
