NFC South Analysis: Odds Falcons Catch Tom Brady's Bucs in Playoff Race?
The Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in a close battle for the NFC South title. The Falcons are 5-7 and two games behind the Buccaneers, who are 6-6. New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers are 4-8 and one and a half games back. Atlanta's easiest path to the playoffs is to win the division and overtake the Bucs.
The Falcons are 16.7 percent favorites to win the NFC South.
The Falcons are 18th in the NFC South, with 18.3 percent chance of making the playoffs.
The Falcons are the favorite to win the NFC South.
The Saints have a 6.4 percent chance to win the division, while the Panthers stand at 4.1 percent. FPI projects Tampa Bay to be within the eight to nine-win range, and Atlanta's range is from seven to 10. The Falcons host the Steelers on Sunday, the Buccaneers welcome the Saints to Tampa for Monday Night Football.
