TAMPA, Fla. — A month into the season, if you had the Bucs playing the Atlanta Falcons Sunday for the undisputed share of first place in the NFC South, congratulations.
As Atlanta head coach Arthur Smith said a couple of weeks ago, most people already had written the Falcons’ obituary. But their season has a pulse, and it is the result of a strong running game.
Unfortunately, the Falcons top tailback, Cordarrelle Patterson, went on injured reserve this week. That means a bigger role for Tyler Allgeier, a fifth-round pick from BYU who is coming off his best game as a pro.
