The Falcons (1-4) take on the Buccaneers (2-2) on Sunday in what is a must-win game if Atlanta wants to keep any hope at a miraculous playoff run alive. For once, things actually appear to be favorable for the Falcons: Tampa Bay has been struggling mightily on defense, and they are going through a bit of a QB controversy after Ryan Fitzpatrick was benched for Jameis Winston. Hopefully, Atlanta can turn all that into a victory in Week 6—but those have been extremely hard to come by in 2018.
Let’s take a closer look at how the Falcons and Bucs compare statistically on offense and defense.