2009 · NFC

NFC South

FalconsPanthersSaintsBuccaneers

Division table

NFC South table
TeamW-LDivNetTitleest.
Saints13-34-2+169100%
Falcons9-73-3+380%
Panthers8-84-2+70%
Buccaneers3-131-5-1560%

The rivalriessince 1999 · franchise-aware

  • CAR24–31NO55 mtgsavg 44.3
  • ATL33–21CAR54 mtgsCAR W3avg 42.7
  • ATL22–32NO54 mtgsavg 46.9
  • NO28–23TB51 mtgsavg 44.2
  • ATL25–25TB50 mtgsavg 47.2
  • CAR25–23TB48 mtgsavg 41.7

Head to head

Division meetings, 2009

12 played · 0 to come. Six of every team's seventeen games are in this room.

CAR@ATL20–28CAR@TB28–21ATL@NO27–35CAR@NO20–30ATL@CAR19–28NO@TB38–7TB@ATL17–20TB@CAR6–16NO@ATL26–23TB@NO20–17NO@CAR10–23ATL@TB20–10

Movement

New in the division

Skill players on a different roster than last season, plus arriving rookies.

Falcons

Panthers

Saints

Buccaneers

Storylines

Something to prove

Data-derived, not editorial: veterans on new teams, production collapses, lost seasons of health, early draft capital.

Tony Gonzaleznew teamTE · ATLNew team — 16.4 PPR/gm for KC last season has to translate.
Derrick Wardnew teamRB · TBNew team — 12.1 PPR/gm for NYG last season has to translate.
Mark Bradleynew teamWR · TBNew team — 11.4 PPR/gm for KC last season has to translate.
Kellen Winslownew teamTE · TBNew team — 10.2 PPR/gm for CLV last season has to translate.
Marty BookerhealthWR · ATLPlayed only 7 games last season after 15 the year before — a healthy year to prove.
Aaron SteckerhealthRB · ATLPlayed only 6 games last season after 14 the year before — a healthy year to prove.
Marques ColstonhealthWR · NOPlayed only 10 games last season after 16 the year before — a healthy year to prove.
Josh FreemanrookieQB · TBPick #17 — first-round-money expectations from day one.