*This article was originally written for AccuScore.com
At the midpoint of the NFL season, two of the biggest surprises have been from two NFC South teams, the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Though the Falcons have made the playoffs three out of the previous four seasons, no one expected the Mike Smith coached team to sport the league’s best record while winning multiple close games. Likewise, many analysts and experts expected the upstart Bucs to be a several seasons away from playoff contention, due to their youth, inexperience and questionable lack of depth under rookie Head Coach Greg Schiano. However, after just ten games, the Falcons looked locked into the NFC’s top playoff seed while Tampa attempts to win a Wild Card and play in January. On Sunday afternoon, the two will meet for the first time this season in what is expected to be a close game.
The Falcons are expected to cover the -1 spread, from our simulations we predict a 51.7% probability that this will oc...
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PLAYERS:
Mike Smith,
Matt Ryan,
Michael Turner,
Eric Wright,
Roddy White,
Julio Jones,
Tony Gonzalez,
Gerald McCoy,
Adrian Clayborn,
Mason Foster,
Lavonte David,
Mark Barron,
Doug Martin,
Robert Griffith,
Davin Joseph,
Carl Nicks,
Josh Freeman,
Vincent Jackson,
Mike Williams,
Asante Samuel,
Dunta Robinson,
Thomas DeCoud,
William Moore,
John Abraham,
Jonathan Babineaux,
Sean Weatherspoon
TEAMS: Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Boise State Broncos
TEAMS: Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Boise State Broncos
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