"It's time to renew another rivalry in the NFC South, where the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have completely shared the spoils throughout their 64 historic matchups, each one winning 32 of those. From 2016 through 2022, both Atlanta and Tampa traded dominating stretches of success over the other team. Under Matt Ryan and Dan Quinn, the Falcons won five meetings in the row and six out of seven between 2016 and 2019."
"Things completely shifted with Tom Brady's arrival, who brought his legacy of beating up on Atlanta to his new NFC South team. The Bucs won five in a row themselves through the 2022 calendar year. The pendulum re-shifted in Atlanta's favor with Brady's departure, even with Baker Mayfield being a worthy heir to the Bucs quarterback throne. The Birds won four of the next five matchups leading up to the 2025 season,"
Atlanta and Tampa Bay have split their 64 matchups evenly at 32 wins apiece, with shifting dominance across recent eras. From 2016 through 2019, the Falcons won six of seven meetings under Matt Ryan and Dan Quinn. Tom Brady's arrival triggered a five-game Bucs streak through 2022. After Brady left, Atlanta won four of five leading into 2025 even as Baker Mayfield started for Tampa. Week 1 carried extra weight as a season opener for division supremacy. Bijan Robinson caught a short pass in the flat and housed it for a 50-yard touchdown. Atlanta forced consecutive three-and-outs but went scoreless on three subsequent possessions. Emeka Egbuka caught a 30-yard touchdown on Tampa's penultimate first-half drive, and the Falcons mounted a long field-goal scoring drive to tie the game. Defenses remained stout in the second half with a Bucky Irving touchdown.
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