Thursday Night Football: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons

Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Atlanta Falcons — Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

NFC South Thursday Night Football!

Week 5 of the 2024/25 season kicks off with another division matchup, and this time it’s two teams from the NFC South. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers already have two wins over the NFC East this season(Commander, Eagles), and will look to defeat a former QB from that division tonight. Kirk Cousins is in his first season with the Atlanta Falcons, and this is his first time playing the Buccaneers as a Falcon. He’ll be dueling with Baker Mayfield tonight as they play for the top of the division.

Matchup: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) vs Atlanta Falcons (2-2)

Date/Time: Thursday, Oct. 3rd | 8:20 p.m. ET

Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, GA

TELEVISION: Amazon Prime Video

Mike Tirico (play-by-play)

Kirk Herbstreit (game analyst)

Kaylee Hartung (sideline reporter)

RADIO: Sirius XM NFL

Dallas: XM/SXM 225, Internet 829

New York: XM/SXM 226, Internet 801

National: 88

Live Streaming: Paramount+, NFL+, fuboTV

FanDuel Odds: Falcons -2.5, 43.5 O/U

Tampa Bay: +110

Atlanta: -130

Prediction: Buccaneers 30 – Falcons 24

A division rivalry primetime game that could actually be fun to watch. Baker Mayfield go into Atlanta and steal the win from Kirk Cousins and the Falcons in a shootout.

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