Feb
11

Showdown of the National Football Conference South – Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Author: editor Cat: Football

The Falcons are road favorites in Football betting prospects on Sunday when they visit the Buccaneers. The first place Falcons hit the road for Tampa Bay to face the third place Buccaneers. Tampa Bay is 7-4-0, while the Falcons are 9-2-0. The Buccaneers are arriving off a loss last weekend at Baltimore, but the Falcons alternatively, haven’t lost a match since Week 6 vs the Eagles.  NFL football betting esteem has grown for the Bucs as they’re an unexpected betting on NFL football post season competitor.

 

The Falcons defense has been solid all year long and in their match against the Green Bay Packers they demonstrated they are able to keep down a powerful NFL offense. John Abraham is the irrefutable leader on this squad that is enabling only 100 yards per game on the ground and 245 yards through the air. The Atlanta Falcons defense has also presented opponents under 20 points per competition.

 

The Buccaneers need to do more than just keep it near on Sunday if they would like to be in the playoff picture. Josh Freeman and the Bucs offense was not up to the task versus the Baltimore Ravens in their game and as a nine point long shot they put up a brave fight. Freeman was kept to 162 yards passing and he was contained but the Tampa bay buccaneers were in the competition against Baltimore until the end. The Bucs defense has been a big cause for their progress this year as they rank ninth in football for points permitted.  2nd year qb Josh Freeman has also shown extraordinary growth as he has an 89.3 Qb rating with a 15/5 TD/INT percentage.

 

The running game for the Tampa bay buccaneers additionally must pick up the tempo. They are averaging 117 yards per match and they must set up the run if they want to win. The Falcons defense has the advantage over the Buccaneers offense.

 

The Tampa bay buccaneers have been formidable against the pass. The blend of Aqib Talib and Ronde Barber has been among the best secondary duos in the NFL this year. The Bucs run defense is their weakness. They will have to contain Michael Turner if they would like to have an impact versus their National Football Conference South foe.

 

Matt Ryan, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback is for real after his big win over the Green Bay Packers. Matt Ryan buckled down and led the final drive for a field goal late in the match to finish off a Green Bay Packers team that hung tough all game. The running game will be key and Michael Turner may have a smash out match early in this game.

 

The Over is 5-1 in the Atlanta Falcons past 6 games total. The Under is 9-2 in the Falcons last 11 games as a road favorite. The Under is 6-2 in the Bucs past eight home games.  In this series, the Under is 4-1 in the previous 5 meetings.

 

 

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