After a stunning loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 14, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hoped to rebound against the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football . However, the Bucs’ awful run following their Week 9 bye continued with another loss to a division rival.

The Falcons embraced the role of spoiler against the Buccaneers. Despite being eliminated from playoff contention, Atlanta fought hard on Thursday night. The Falcons overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit and Kirk Cousins led the game-winning drive , setting up a Zane Gonzalez field goal.

The Bucs have lost five of six games since the bye week. Still, Tampa Bay led the NFC South at 7-6 thanks to owning the tiebreaker over the Carolina Panthers. But Thursday night’s loss dropped the Buccaneers to 7-7 and their playo

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