The Atlanta Falcons caught a major break in the form of a Tampa Bay Buccaneers loss on Sunday night football. That loss propelled the Falcons to first place in the NFC South due to holding the tiebreaker over the Bucs.

Mike Florio and Chris Simms preview the Sunday night matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Commanders, where Washington rookie Jayden Daniels may find holes against Atlanta's zone defense.

The Washington Commanders (10-5) host the Atlanta Falcons (8-7) in Week 17 from Northwest Stadium. The game has playoff implications for both teams, so it was recently

The Buccaneers face three sub-.500 teams to finish out the season, with their toughest test perhaps the Week 16 "Sunday Night Football" battle with the Cowboys. Dallas is nearly eliminated, but the team has shown some signs of life in recent weeks with three wins in four games.

In Week 15 of the 2024 NFL season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a chance to take a commanding lead in the NFC South, recording their fourth-straight win to either maintain their lead over the struggling Atlanta Falcons – who get to play against a Maxx Crosby-less Las Vegas Raiders – or jump up to a two-game lead with three games left to go in the regular season.