00:00The NFC South has been the division that seemingly has now changed the most over the last couple of
00:06weeks. I don't think there's any question. The Buccaneers looked like they were out of it. The
00:09Panthers looked like they had it wrapped up. Now, who even knows what's going to happen moving
00:14forward? I am shocked to see the way Carolina's played the last couple of weeks. I don't know
00:18what has gone wrong for them. So the door is wide open again here for everybody, Joe. The Buccaneers
00:22got Baker Mayfield back, but last week, they didn't need him. They just ran the ball all over
00:27Carolina. In fact, it got their defensive coordinator fired with Bucky Irving and Gainwell
00:31running all over the place. Falcons, Buccaneers. It is that round robin for me, NFC South. Falcons,
00:37Saints, Saints, Bucs, Bucs, Falcons, Panthers. My gosh, every year it is the same with these
00:42games. They're just upside down. So, I mean, I do think Tampa Bay is back in this thing.
00:48And the difference for me, Joe, with Tampa Bay in particular, you know, the weather is horrible
00:53here in Florida. So I don't know how that's going to factor in. You got to keep an eye on
00:56that today all over the state of Florida. It's bad. But you remember a couple of years
01:00ago what made the Bucs so good. It was handing the ball off to Bucky Irving, and he was so
01:04great. I don't know. Maybe that's the sauce. Maybe now, after it feels like almost two years
01:10of seeing this guy, after what I saw last week, maybe this is the beginning of getting
01:15the Bucs back on track. But the oddsmakers are telling you that the NFC South is wacky.
01:19Look at the line. Two and a half. Every time these two teams play each other, road home.
01:22Two and a half. Throw the Saints in. Two and a half. Carolina. Two and a half.
01:27So, who has the ball last and kicks the field goal and wins? That's the question for me. Who's got
01:31it last? I think that's exactly right. And I think you're going to know that. There's another
01:35one I think is way more appealing to bet in-game live than it is to bet ahead of time
01:39and see how
01:39the teams are going and kind of take the ebb and flow of this game. Very weird game last week,
01:43even though Tampa Bay put up a ton of points. Baker Mayfield's stat line under 100 yards passing.
01:48Like, you look up and go, how is it even possible to put 40 points and have 100 yards, less
01:52than 100
01:52yards passing? But somehow it happened. You have also, since returning Michael Penix to the starting
01:58lineup as the quarterback, he is the league's highest scoring offense, averaging 24.4 points
02:02per game. Just kind of, you know, just throwing that out there. And I know that Todd Bowles' defense
02:06has been very good. So, basically, this matchup is the offense of the Falcons against the defense
02:10of the Buccaneers, and which kind of shows up today. If the weather is going to impact this game at
02:15all,
02:15you would probably favor the defense just a tad on that end. But this is another one for me that
02:20I
02:20have a hard time kind of finding. I do think the Bucky Irving numbers are where you want to live.
02:25It seems to be what they want to do. If anything, I'll take the, if it is kind of last
02:28second things,
02:29we're trying to kick a field goal to win by a point or whatever. I think maybe you do take
02:32the
02:32Falcons with the points and just kind of shave that side a little bit, because that does feel like the
02:36better lean to be on if it does come down to a last minute drive or something where you're looking
02:42for
02:42an offense to execute. Also, Noah Mechegbuka for this game, too. So, although Chris Godwin's been
02:47underwhelming, I think you see a little bit more Chris Godwin in this game, too. So, maybe some of
02:51his props that kind of been low this year, maybe an over there. And also, look for something fun,
02:56maybe a Ted Hurst touchdown. That's another one, too. That guy's got some red zone ability, too.
03:01So, don't discount his ability score touchdown today.
03:05Falcons-Bucks last year, 23-20, 29-28. Year before, overtime. Five-point game. Year before,
03:12three points, four points. Folks, it's coming down to the end in this one. So, flip your coin at the
03:17end
03:17of the game.
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