Atlanta vs. Tampa Bay NFL Showdown: Thursday Match Preview

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00:00The NFL Workweek does get back into business tomorrow on a Thursday, Atlanta and Tampa Bay.

00:04Atlanta free-falling out of the playoff picture.

00:06They've already been eliminated, which is interesting now.

00:09Do you continue to feed, you know, Bijan in the backfield and Algier and what are you

00:14getting out of Kirk Cousins and are you going to rush to bring back Drake London at this

00:17point?

00:17We'll find out.

00:18And maybe Raheem Morris is selfish and goes, hey guys, I need you all out there because

00:21if maybe one or two more wins saves my job this year, I could use that.

00:25Nonsense.

00:25Once you're out of the playoffs, Tank, get a better draft pick and move on with your

00:28life.

00:29Now, Kirk Cousins will get the start against Baker Mayfield last week, an embarrassing

00:33effort at home for Tampa Bay, Joe, coming up on the lame end of a bad football team against

00:38New Orleans in the rain.

00:39Good weather conditions are expected, but also worse did not play in that game.

00:43Star left tackle expected to possibly be back.

00:46Mike Evans, who's been down for multiple weeks with the collarbone injury, expected to possibly

00:50be back.

00:51Jalen McMillan got hurt in the preseason, Joe, with a neck injury, possibly playing on Thursday

00:56night.

00:56The reinforcements are coming back on a line that sits at four and a half and a total of

01:01forty four and a half tomorrow, Joe, between Atlanta and Tampa.

01:06Yeah, it's interesting because the total, I think, is fascinating here, Donnie, because

01:11you got two teams with two very defensive minded head coaches, right?

01:15I mean, Raheem Morris, all about the defense, just allowed a whole lot of points last week.

01:21So you got to think there is going to be some urgency on the defensive side there where they're

01:27going to look to limit this Bucs team that you mentioned is finally looks like they're

01:31going to get a little bit healthier here.

01:34But Todd Bowles and Tampa has not been great, certainly in the market when it comes to the

01:40spread, Donnie, and covering games against division opponents.

01:44The Bucs are one and eight against the number when they are actually hosting division opponents.

01:49So they haven't been great in this spot.

01:52They win the games, but they're not covering.

01:55I think this is an interesting number because it feels like it's kind of no man's land.

01:59And so is it a field goal game?

02:01Is it more than a field goal game?

02:02What are we going to get here?

02:04Two teams that absolutely need a win.

02:07And it's going to be, I think, a dogfight and an under all day long when it's all said and done.