Falcons-Bucs Injury Report (Dec. 27): Two Bucs ruled out for Week 17 finale

Check out the final injury report for both the Falcons and Buccaneers ahead of Sunday’s Week 17 showdown.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons meet tomorrow in Week 17 for the final game of the 2019 regular season.

While neither of these teams is going to the playoffs, they’ve both played some of their best football over the last half of the season. Atlanta, who started the year 1-7 but now sit at 6-9, announced yesterday that head coach Dan Quinn — who had been on the hot seat all year — would return in 2020.

Here is your final injury report for both teams heading into Sunday.

Bucs

DT Beau Allen – Ankle – Did Not Participate – Out

WR Chris Godwin – Hamstring – Did Not Participate – Out

LT Donovan Smith – Ankle/Knee – Limited Participation – Questionable

QB Jameis Winston – Right Thumb/Knee – Full Participation – Questionable

RG Alex Cappa – Elbow – Full Participation

CB Carlton Davis – Ankle – Full Participation

RT Demar Dotson – Not Injury Related – Full Participation

K Matt Gay – Back – Full Participation

DT Will Gholston – Ankle – Full Participation

TE Tanner Hudson – Concussion – Full Participation

C Ryan Jensen – Elbow – Full Participation

OLB Jason Pierre-Paul – Not Injury Related – Did Not Participate

DT Ndamukong Suh – Not Injury Related – Did Not Participate

Falcons

G Jamon Brown – Illness – Did Not Participate – Out

DE Adrian Clayborn – Knee – Did Not Participate – Out

DB Brandon Powell – Wrist – Did Not Participate – Out

S Ricardo Allen – Shoulder/Knee – Full Participation

DE Allen Bailey – Hand – Limited Participation

RB Kenjon Barber – Shoulder/Hip – Limited Participation

WR Julio Jones – Knee – Full Participation

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Buccaneers rule two players out for Sunday’s finale against Falcons

See which two players have been ruled out by the Buccaneers for Sunday’s Week 17 finale against the Atlanta Falcons.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have ruled out two players for Sunday’s season finale against the Atlanta Falcons (and no, Bruce Arians is not one of them).

DL Beau Allen and WR Chris Godwin will miss the action. Godwin has been out since suffering a hamstring injury in Week 15’s win over the Detroit Lions, just one week after Mike Evans was lost for the year with his own hamstring injury.

Tampa Bay has the chance to finish the season on a high note by beating the Falcons. A win would put them at 8-8 on the year, making it their first non-losing season since 2016, when they went a surprising 9-7.

Quarterback Jameis Winston needs just 92 more passing yards to hit 5,000 on the season, which would make him the first Bucs quarterback ever to hit that mark. He’ll have to play with a thin receiving corps, but, as he’s proved all year long, he isn’t afraid to throw the ball.

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Dan Quinn’s return in 2020 could spell trouble for Bucs on Sunday

The Atlanta Falcons announced today that head coach Dan Quinn will return to the team in 2020.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a chance to end their season at .500 with a win against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday in their Week 17 finale.

The Bucs have come on strong in the second half of the season after a 3-7 start. They’ve gone 4-1 over their past five games and quarterback Jameis Winston is putting up big numbers (both good and bad). For the first time in a while, it seems the Bucs will head into the offseason with a newfound sense of optimism about the future.

But, the Falcons should not be taken lightly. While Tampa Bay is favored, Atlanta has had a second half surge of their own. After a 1-7 start, they’ve gone 5-2 since their Week 9 bye, and today, the team received some good news that could spell trouble for the Bucs come Sunday.

Quinn’s job status was a topic of conversation all season long. The team has struggled since their loss in Super Bowl LI to the New England Patriots, and it appeared as though a change was inevitable after their horrific start to the season.

But, knowing that Quinn — who had the backing of his players — will return next year will likely provide the team with a spark on Sunday. They know their coach is returning and they are looking towards the future, much like the Bucs are.

The Falcons have also had big road wins against both the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers following their bye. A trip to face their division rival is nothing for them.

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