The New Orleans Saints walk out of their bye week retaining sole possession of first place in the NFC South. New Orleans shared their bye week with divisional foe and Week 12 opponent, the Atlanta Falcons. This was the last two remaining bye weeks in the division. From this point, the entire NFC South will play each week.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers lost their games as the Saints and Falcons sat at home. Tampa Bay fell to the San Francisco 49ers and the Panthers lost to the Dallas Cowboys. Neither loss is particularly surprising, and here is an outlook on the NFC South after Week 11: