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NFC South standings after Week 8

Tampa Bay has moved down another rung in the division standings after Week 8’s action.

After (most of) Week 8’s NFL action, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dropped another spot on the NFC South rung.

Tampa Bay now sits at third in the NFC South just two weeks after reigning atop it after a loss to the Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football. The division-leading Falcons lost to the Tennessee Titans, but the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts and thus jumped the Bucs in the rankings with a 4-4 record. While they’re entirely out of the picture, the Carolina Panthers got their first win over the season against the Houston Texans, so that was pretty neat.

Here is what the NFC South table currently looks like through Week 8:

Team W L T Win% PF PA Home Away Strk
Atlanta Falcons 4 4 0 .500 138 161 3-1 1-3 L1
New Orleans Saints 4 4 0 .500 171 154 1-2 3-2 W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 4 0 .429 121 128 1-3 2-1 L3
Carolina Panthers 1 6 0 .143 127 199 1-2 0-4 W1

And here is how the games in the NFC South went on Sunday (and Thursday):

NFC South standings after Week 4

Tampa Bay takes hold of the top spot alone after Week 4’s NFC South action.

There’s a new king atop the NFC South throne.

With their win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers now hold the uncontested crown atop the division standings. The Saints and the Atlanta Falcons are tied in record, but the Falcons narrowly take second place due to their division record. Finally, the Carolina Panthers lost yet again and thus have made no movement at the bottom rung.

Here’s what the NFC South looks like after Week 4:

Team W L T Win% PF PA Home Away Strk
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 1 0 .750 84 68 1-1 2-0 W1
Atlanta Falcons 2 2 0 .500 62 77 2-0 0-2 L2
New Orleans Saints 2 2 0 .500 62 76 1-1 1-1 L2
Carolina Panthers 0 4 0 .000 67 102 0-1 0-2 L4

And here is how every NFC South game went during Week 4’s action:

Saints retain wide receiver Michael Thomas

Carlton Davis and Jamel Dean will still have to deal with the longtime Bucs nemesis.

One of Tampa Bay’s longtime rivals won’t be leaving the NFC South.

Wide receiver Michael Thomas, who has played for the New Orleans Saints since 2016, will be staying with the Saints after his future with the team became uncertain this offseason. New Orleans restructured his contract to make it a one-year, $10 million deal that could reach $15 million.

Thomas has drawn the ire of Bucs fans and players alike during his tenure with the Saints. In his career against Tampa Bay, he’s caught 80 passes for 964 yards and five touchdowns in 10 games against the Bucs — he caught a touchdown and had 65 yards receiving in his latest performance against the team in September of last year. That being said, as cornerback Carlton Davis famously let the world know, the Bucs have gotten the better of him as well, and he’ll have to face Tampa Bay’s tandem of Davis and the newly re-signed Jamel Dean when he returns to the Saints.