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Can The Buccaneers Overtake The Falcons and Win The NFC South?

By Brian DeFeo

Jan 29, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; General view of Super Bowl XXXVII championship ring to commemorate the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders on January 26, 2003 on display at the NFL Experience at the Phoenix Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sport
Jan 29, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; General view of Super Bowl XXXVII championship ring to commemorate the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders on January 26, 2003 on display at the NFL Experience at the Phoenix Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sport /
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Nov 15, 2015; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) jumps over Dallas Cowboys middle linebacker Anthony Hitchens (59) and fumbles the ball during the second half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 15, 2015; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) jumps over Dallas Cowboys middle linebacker Anthony Hitchens (59) and fumbles the ball during the second half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Week 15:

Tampa Bay Bucs at Dallas Cowboys

Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers

What an important match up for Tampa. In a week where the Atlanta Falcons take on the 1-10 San Francisco 49ers at home the Bucs get the 10-1 Dallas Cowboys in Dallas. The timing couldn’t be worse for Tampa because while the Falcons should walk into a victory the Bucs face the hottest team in the NFL. The 49ers have a bad team and the Falcons don’t, so simply put the Falcons continue winning and putting the Bucs in a tough spot.

Dallas is the most surprising team in the NFL this season. Using a fourth round rookie quarterback and a rookie running back, they’ve taken the league by storm. Behind one of the best offensive lines in NFL history the Dallas Cowboys went from 4-12 last season to the best team in the league. Dak Prescott came out of nowhere and Zeke Elliott is doing what he did at Ohio State. If the Bucs want to show the world they are for real they need to win in a game that could get flexed to Sunday Night Football.

I don’t know about you but the Cowboys are a national draw, and a team on the verge of the contention for the first time in nine years should be highly considered for prime time. If the Bucs want to win this game they need to bring the pressure. Dak has been so successful this year because he’s almost never under pressure. Only sacked 15 times this season, the Tampa Bay defensive line needs to bring the heat on Prescott and Elliott if this team was going to have a chance. The Bucs winning this game would be probably the biggest win in 15 years, but unlike the Seahawks game they don’t have home field advantage this week. Bucs fall short in a close one.

Tampa Bay 7-7

Atlanta 9-5

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