The Atlanta Falcons may have entered the season as the NFC South favorites but through the first two weeks, they’ve been a distant third at best. On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints pulled off huge upsets to remain undefeated atop the division.
The Buccaneers held on during a wild fourth quarter for a 20-16 road win over the favored Detroit Lions. The Saints stunned the entire league by going into Dallas and hammering the Cowboys in a 44-19 victory. However, that’s where Sunday’s feel-good story would end for the NFC South.
The Carolina Panthers were handed a 26-3 loss at home by Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers. Second-year quarterback Bryce Young continues to struggle and the 0-2 Panthers have shown few signs of life this season.
The Falcons will play the Philadelphia Eagles in the final game of Week 2 on ESPN’s Monday Night Football. Atlanta is a six-point underdog but the Eagles have ruled out star wide receiver A.J. Brown. Check out the updated NFC South standings below:
| Win | Loss | Pct | PF | PA | |
| Saints | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 91 | 29 |
| Bucs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 57 | 36 |
| Falcons | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10 | 18 |
| Panthers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 13 | 73 |
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