A year after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rallied to steal the NFC South crown from the Falcons, the longtime division rivals will open their seasons against one another on Sunday in Atlanta.

Tampa Bay tied a division record with its fourth consecutive NFC South title last season, overcoming a three-game deficit in November. Despite losing both games to the Falcons last year and four of five against Atlanta, the Buccaneers have had a stranglehold on the division since 2021.

Again the favorite to repeat as division champion, Tampa Bay returns its Pro Bowl tandem in Baker Mayfield and Mike Evans, while All-Rookie Team running back Bucky Irving will earn a Week 1 start for an offense that averaged 29.5 points per game last season -- fourth in the NFL.

Entering his fourth season at the helm, he

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