The Atlanta Falcons walked off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the road, overcoming a 28-14 fourth-quarter deficit to hurt their NFC South foe’s playoff hopes.
It was a hard-fought NFC South matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night, and the latter wanted to play spoiler.
The Falcons, who were eliminated from the playoffs last week, made it harder for the Bucs to win the division after a walk-off field goal by Zane Gonzalez in a 29-28 victory.
Tampa Bay is now 7-7 on the year, having lost their last two games, while the Falcons are 5-9.
One of the big storylines coming into the game was the return of veteran receiver Mike Evans, who had been sidelined since Week 4 with a collarbone injury.
While many wondered if the Bucs would have him on a snap count, it didn’t seem that way as quarterback Baker Mayfield loved getting him the ball in this one. Evans finished with 132 yards on just six catches to lead the way for the Bucs in the pass game.
However, Evans’ impressive performance was nothing compared to Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts, who had a career game on «Thursday Night Football.
