Week 8 Falcons Fly By the Bucs

Atlanta, GA – The Atlanta Falcons cruised to a big 24-10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season. Led by efficient and explosive performances from quarterback Kirk Cousins, the offense teased peak numbers late in 2020 while a seemingly gamebreaking effort was well underway on defense to hold Tampa Bay’s own formidable offensive arsenal down.

Key Takeaways:

K Cousins—Cousins was outstanding, for the most part (23/30-250-2). The Falcons did well to give Matt Ryan a clean pocket and his vision at the line of scrimmage extended several drives.

Falcons Defense Dominates: The Falcons defense was just as important in the victory, holding Tampa Bay to no points on four of its last five possessions. They harassed Baker Mayfield and created turnovers, which threw away the Grooves of the Buccaneers.

Buccaneers Continue To Struggle: Tampa Bay simply could not find consistency on offense, and their defense was torched by a Falcons offensive attack that found its rhythm in the second half.

It was a key win for the Falcons, who do appear to be one of the top teams in that mediocre NFC South. The Buccaneers, meanwhile must re-focus their efforts on fixing the shortcomings of both offense and defense that continue to plague them.