NFC South after Week 3: The plot thickens

If only Cincinnati could manage a comeback to beat the Panthers, it would have been an absolutely perfect week for the Saints.

In any event, the NFC South got a little tighter in Week 3. Here’s how it all happened.

Coming into Week 3, the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints were set to face off in a divisional battle of 1-1 teams in Atlanta. The Carolina Panthers, also 1-1, faced the first of Carolina’s AFC North opponents, the Cincinnati Bengals.