We simply can’t believe that it’s already Week 15 of the NFL season. With just four regular-season games left, teams are entering the home stretch to determine their season's outcome. Will teams on the bubble fight their way in? And will any current playoff teams falter down the stretch and surrender their playoff spot?
We’ll soon see. This week kicks off with an NFC South battle between the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a game that means a lot more to the Buccaneers than it does to the Falcons. Atlanta is already eliminated from playoff contention, but could play spoiler to the Buccaneers here, who are tied with the Carolina Panthers for the lead in the division.
We’re excited to watch it all play out, so we’ve put our favorite Underdog player props from this one to make it that much more exciting. Let’s get into it!
What has happened to Baker Mayfield this season? After an absolutely electric year with the Bucs in 2024, Mayfield has fallen off compared to his standards a year ago.
He’s 15th in the league in passing yards on the season, and the Buccaneers' offense is not nearly as dynamic as it was. We simply can’t trust him, even in a must-win game, as the Falcons’ pass defense is surprisingly solid.
They’re allowing under 200 passing yards per game, and with Mayfield struggling lately, we’re fading him until he has another blow-up game.
Are we missing something with this line? While Emeka Egbuka started the year off hot, he’s significantly cooled off lately, which has been directly correlated to Mayfield’s struggles.
Egbuka hasn’t had more than 48 yards in a game since November 9th, despite being targeted at a high rate. If nothing else, taking the under on his receiving line is a good correlation play with Mayfield’s under, as we’re not expecting fireworks from this offense on Thursday Night Football.
If you’re reading this name and thinking, “WHO?!,” you might not be alone. Drummond is a rookie with seven career catches for the Falcons, three of which came last week.
Some people are thinking he could be more involved tonight with Drake London out, but we’re not buying into that narrative.
We anticipate a healthy helping of Bijan Robinson, Kyle Pitts, and Darnell Mooney in this one, so that’s an instant fade to any other pass-catcher, including Drummond.