NFL schedule set up perfect Buccaneers, Panthers finish for NFC South standings originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The NFL schedule makers like to backlog the calendar with divisional matchups. But even then, there's no guarantee that those games will have any meaning.

An NFC South battle on "Thursday Night Football" looks a little different than usual. Here's the story behind the Buccaneers' jerseys.

Amid another lost season for the Falcons, Kirk Cousins delivered a night he and his team won't soon forget. Atlanta rallied from 14 points down in the fourth quarter for a stunning 29-28 win over the Buccaneers. Zane Gonzalez nailed a 43-yard field goal as time expired to cap an incredible rally.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers shed the “Yuccaneers” label decades ago. They went from 0-26 to two-time Super Bowl champions and currently are four-time defending NFC South champs. They’re tied for first place entering a game against the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night when they’ll be wearing their original creamsicle uniforms.

NFL Week 15 odds, picks, predictions, TV channel, streaming information for Thursday Night Football between Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are still in control of their destiny to win the NFC South after losing two close games against the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons.

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The Saints defeated the Buccaneers 24-20 on Sunday, improving their overall record to 3-10 and 41-27 against the Buccaneers. They return to action on Sunday when they host the Carolina Panthers at the Caesars Superdome at 3:25 p.m. CT. The contest will be regionally televised on FOX (locally on WVUE FOX 8).

'Thursday Night Football' turned into a house of horrors for the Buccaneers.