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NFC South review: Two divisional matchups leave Panthers, Bucs at top

Two divisional matchups on Sunday left us with two teams atop the NFC South.

We came into Week 2 with a three-way tie atop this here division between the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the defending NFC South champion New Orleans Saints and the plain, old Carolina Panthers.

Now, as we begin to depart from Week 2, we’re left with just a regular tie between two of those aforementioned teams. And (*spoiler*) one of them isn’t a defending champion of anything.

Panthers bury injured, sickly Saints, 26-7

To be fair to New Orleans, they did come into Bank of America Stadium down seven coaches due to COVID-19 protocol and a sizable cast of featured players due to various setbacks. No Michael Thomas, no Marshon Lattimore, no C.J. Gardner-Johnson, no David Onyemata, no Kwon Alexander, no Erik McCoy, no Tanoh Kpassagnon.

And the Panthers? No mercy.

Carolina seemingly couldn’t care less about what New Orleans have or didn’t have on that field, smashing quarterback Jameis Winston for 11 quarterback hits and four sacks. The Panthers defense held the Saints to their lowest scoring output (7) since 2015 and their lowest total yardage (128) since 2001.

Quarterback Sam Darnold impressed again as well. The reclamation project is now off to two straight weeks of success, with a 26-of-38 completion clip for 305 yards and a pair of touchdown throws.

Brady, Bucs overwhelm Falcons, 48-25

Hey, did you guys know Tom Brady is like, really old and he’s been playing for like, a really long time? Yeah! Crazy, right?

And get this . . . he’s still good.

The 44-year-old tossed for five touchdowns on a lowly Falcons defense, spreading the wealth between tight end Rob Gronkowski and wideouts Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Atlanta’s old quarterback kinda get out of bed too, amassing 300 yards and a pair of scores after a listless Week 1 outing.

That, however, simply wouldn’t be close to enough in the 23-point rout. Bucs safety Mike Edwards made sure of that, picking off Matt Ryan twice for two (yes, two) trips to the end zone.

NFC South Standings through Week 2

t-1. Carolina Panthers (2-0)
t-1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0)
3. New Orleans Saints (1-1)
4. Atlanta Falcons (0-2)

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Buccaneers’ Mike Edwards with two fourth quarter pick-sixes of Matt Ryan

Buccaneers defensive back Mike Edwards, who had three career interceptions, had two pick-sixes against Matt Ryan on Sunday.

On Sunday, the Buccaneers set the NFL record for the most consecutive games scoring at least 30 points, stretching their streak to nine games, breaking the record of eight set by two different iterations of the Patriots led by Tom Brady. We’re starting to think that Brady guy might have a future in this league. And while Brady didn’t need any help to get his team to that mark against the Falcons with his five touchdown passes, he got some unexpected help from Mike Edwards, the third-year defensive back from Kentucky who picked Matt Ryan off twice in the fourth quarter, and returned both interceptions for touchdowns.

The first pick-six came with 7:53 left in the game, and the second happened on the very next drive, with

We agree — unless something really spectacular happens on either Sunday or Monday Night Football, Edwards — who had three career interceptions coming into this game — should have the weekly award sewn up.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Mike Edwards with pick six of Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan

Mike Edwards with the 31-yard return of a Matt Ryan pass for a pick six

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had already gotten a handful of touchdown passes from Tom Brady. The defense decided it was time to get in on the act Sunday against Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons.

The Buccaneers had a 35-25 lead in the fourth quarter when Ryan looked to lead a Falcons comeback.

The veteran dropped back and looked for a receiver. Unfortunately, he connected with Mike Edwards of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Edwards was happy to take the gift back to the end zone. Thirty-one yards later Tampa Bay had 6 points and a 16-point lead.

The PAT was no good. Still, Tampa Bay had scored better than 30 points for its eighth straight game.

Bucs S Mike Edwards asks the ultimate cooking question

Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Mike Edwards took to Instagram to ask fans an important question about cooking.

The NFL offseason is a time for players to kick back, relax and enjoy some much-needed, and much-deserved, time off. For some players like Tom Brady, it means spending time with family, while wide receiver Chris Godwin has picked up a new impressive hobby.

For Bucs safety Mike Edwards, it seems he’s trying to refine (or define) his culinary skills. See what Edwards asked followers on Instagram recently.

Yes. Yes it is.

For those of you too young to remember, this was the greatest cereal of all time:

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