Atlanta Falcons: 3 Players that must shine vs. Buccaneers in Week 12
With the Atlanta Falcons hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 12, here are three players that will have to step up and shine for the Falcons.
For the first time in the 2019 NFL regular season, the Atlanta Falcons are riding a winning streak heading into the Week 12 slate of games. The Falcons enter the new week of the year riding a two-game winning streak, the longest winning span that Atlanta has been able to record up to this point in the season after struggling in the opening half of the schedule.
Atlanta comes into the week after putting together a pair of impressive wins on the road against two divisional opponents over the past few contests. In Week 10, the Falcons took down a tough opponent away from home when they took down the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans. The following week, in Week 11, Atlanta continued its winning ways while securing yet another divisional road win against the Carolina Panthers in Carolina.
With Atlanta looking to extend its winning streak to three in a row on Sunday afternoon at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the Falcons will host their third straight NFC South opponent in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Atlanta rolls into the showdown with a record of 3-7 on the year, holding a 1-3 record in front of its home crowd in Atlanta. As mentioned earlier, the Falcons are coming off of a win on the road in Week 11 after taking down the Panthers 29-3 in Carolina.
Although they are still struggling when it comes to stacking up in the standings, the Falcons go into Week 12 tied with the Buccaneers (3-7 overall) for third place in the NFC South standings. Atlanta and Tampa Bay both remain behind Carolina (5-5) and New Orleans (8-2) atop the division.
On the other side of the field, the Buccaneers are coming off of a 34-17 loss to the Saints a week ago at home in Tampa Bay. Going into Week 12, Tampa Bay has lost nine of its last 10 games, with the lone win during that stretch coming two weeks ago against the Arizona Cardinals.
With the third place in the division up for grabs this Sunday in Atlanta when the Falcons and Buccaneers battle it out at Mercedes Benz Stadium, let’s dive into three players that are going to have to step up and put some solid performances together for the Falcons in order to keep their winning ways rolling.