Atlanta benched quarterback Kirk Cousins as it fights with Tampa Bay for the top spot. Meanwhile, the Saints and Carolina can throw a wrench in the division race.
Four-team race for the NFL draft's top pick: Who has the inside track to picking No. 1, and who needs a QB?Stephen A. Smith is critical of Kirk Cousins after another lackluster performance in the Falcons' win against the Raiders. The Buccaneers have taken advantage of a weak division the past two years . Though Tampa Bay has won four straight titles, the, the Bucs have been in sole possession of first place in the division and control their destiny.
The road game against the Commanders -- who are also fighting for a wild-card spot -- is a bit more precarious, but not completely impossible. Winning out and going 10-7 would be a successful season for the Falcons.The Saints really needed the Raiders to pull off an upset against the Falcons because now they would need both the Falcons and Buccaneers to lose and for them to win out to win the NFC South -- their only path to the playoffs at this point.
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