It was inevitable, really. A division with four bad teams that excel at lingering but not excelling is going to come down to the wire.
The Falcons will play the Saints Sunday and the Buccaneers will take on the Panthers, and either the Buccaneers (by virtue of a win) or the winner of Falcons-Saints will be heading to the playoffs. That team is likely to be annihilated in the Wild Card round, but they’ll get the bragging rights that come with being atop the NFC South dumpster pile.
Here are where things stand going into the final week of the season.