All Week 8 games

Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1:00 PMSunday, November 1
3-42-5

Raymond James Stadium, Tampa

NFL Legion's pick

Pick
Buccaneers 54%
Against the spread
Buccaneers +5.5
Line: Falcons by 5.5NFL Legion: Buccaneers by 1.1
Projected score
Falcons 21, Buccaneers 22
Line total: 43.5 points

Pick computed Saturday, October 31, 8:50 PM.

Who scores?

Falcons

  1. Bijan Robinson (RB): 49%
  2. Drake London (WR): 36%
  3. Kyle Pitts (TE): 30%
  4. Jahan Dotson (WR): 19%
  5. Olamide Zaccheaus (WR): 12%

Buccaneers

  1. Bucky Irving (RB): 36%
  2. Kenny Gainwell (RB): 19%
  3. Chris Godwin Jr. (WR): 18%
  4. Cade Otton (TE): 14%
  5. Ted Hurst III (WR): 13%

Chance of scoring at least one touchdown. Track record

Computed Saturday, October 31, 8:15 PM.

Keys

  • NFL Legion favors the Buccaneers with a 54% win probability, compared with 46% for the Falcons.
  • The line has the Buccaneers favored by 1.5 points, but NFL Legion leans toward the Falcons against that spread.
  • The Buccaneers are 2-5 and 0-4 at home, though they are coming off a 43-13 win over the Panthers.
  • The Falcons, at 3-4, beat the 49ers 29-20 last time out, and NFL Legion projects a 23-22 score in favor of Tampa Bay.

Injury report

Atlanta Falcons

  • QuestionableAvieon TerrellBack - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
  • QuestionableBilly BowmanHamstring - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
  • QuestionableBrian Robinson Jr.Hamstring - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
  • QuestionableDivine DeabloForearm - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
  • QuestionableOlamide ZaccheausShoulder - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
Long-term absences (9)
  • NFI listAnterio ThompsonUndisclosed - NFI-R for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
  • Injured reserveBeaux CollinsI.L. - Hip
  • Injured reserveCameron WilliamsI.L. - Ankle
  • PUP listDeAngelo MaloneUndisclosed - Physically Unable to Perform
  • Injured reserveJalon WalkerI.L. - Knee - ACL
  • Injured reserveJD BertrandI.L. - Undisclosed
  • PUP listStorm NortonFoot - Physically Unable to Perform
  • Injured reserveTrey SermonI.L. - Undisclosed
  • Injured reserveYasir AbdullahI.L. - Hamstring

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  • QuestionableAntoine Winfield Jr.Ribs - Questionable for Week 8 vs. Atlanta
  • QuestionableEmeka EgbukaConcussion - Questionable for Week 8 vs. Atlanta
  • QuestionableLuke GoedekeCalf - Questionable for Week 8 vs. Atlanta
Long-term absences (4)
  • Injured reserveChristian RozeboomI.L. - Finger
  • Injured reserveJalen McMillanI.L. - Knee - PCL
  • Injured reserveJosh HayesI.L. - Knee
  • Injured reserveMohamed KamaraI.L. - Knee

All of this week's injuries

Where to watch

Spain
DAZN (NFL Game Pass)
Mexico
DAZN (NFL Game Pass) · NFL Sunday Ticket (SKY, izzi)
United Kingdom
DAZN (NFL Game Pass)
Rest of Latin America
DAZN (NFL Game Pass)

In Spain, Mediaset (Cuatro, Be Mad and Mediaset Infinity) also airs at least two free-to-air games each week and CayoTV one on Sunday afternoons on YouTube; they pick them every week.

More about other countries

In Mexico, FOX, ViX and Canal 9 also air some Sunday games, picked every week.

In the UK, Sky Sports and Channel 5 also air several games every Sunday, picked each week; some games are blacked out on NFL Game Pass there.

Starting quarterbacks

  • Michael Penix Jr. No injury designation
  • Baker Mayfield No injury designation

The two teams

Record
Falcons: 3-4
Buccaneers: 2-5
Home
Falcons: 1-3
Buccaneers: 0-4
Away
Falcons: 2-1
Buccaneers: 2-1
Points per game
Falcons: 24.4
Buccaneers: 23.1
Points allowed per game
Falcons: 24.7
Buccaneers: 21.6
Last 5
Falcons: win, win, loss, loss and win (oldest to newest)
Buccaneers: loss, loss, win, loss and win (oldest to newest)
Division rank
Falcons: 2nd in the NFC South
Buccaneers: 3rd in the NFC South
Rating
Falcons: 1,497
Buccaneers: 1,479