NFC South standings: Directionless Falcons only team to lose Week 1

The Atlanta Falcons were the only NFC South team to lose their Week 1 matchup, while the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers surged:

We were so close to greatness. Only one division has won all of its games to open the 2021 NFL regular season, with the NFC West claiming a Week 1 sweep (though the AFC West can join them if the Las Vegas Raiders upset the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night). And the NFC South was close, almost right there with them on top of the league’s hierarchy. Well, not so close. The 32 points the Atlanta Falcons gave up to the Philadelphia Eagles ensured that.

If it’s any consolation to New Orleans Saints fans (who are surely to be upset at seeing their biggest rival eating dirt, right?) their team is currently on top of things with a divisional matchup up next. Let’s dig into the NFC South standings after Week 1: