The NFC South remains wide open as Tampa Bay and Carolina battle for control while Atlanta and New Orleans play spoiler.

You never know what's gonna happen in the NFL. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who thought the Buccaneers deserved to be atop the NFC South after a rough W

New Orleans’ win was sealed by kicker Charlie Smyth, who hit a 47-yard field goal with two seconds left. That field goal was set up by a costly 15-yard penalty committed by Panthers safety Lathan Ransom, who hit Saints quarterback Tyler Shough while he was sliding, turning what would have been a 62-yard field goal into a 47-yard field goal.

The Panthers can lock up the NFC South title in 2025 by winning their next two games. It would be their first division title since 2015.

Carolina's rollercoaster season continued Sunday at the Superdome. Dave Canales’s team blew a 10-point lead and fell to the Saints for the second time in 2025.

Whoever wins the NFC South will host a playoff game, which could eventually mean that the Rams go on the road to play the Bucs or the Panthers, and that is so frustrating. Winning a division should count for something, but it sometimes feels like mediocre football is being rewarded, as would be the case this year in the NFC South.