Saturday's standalone Buccaneers-Panthers game is no longer a true NFC South championship game. Yes, Carolina wins the division with a victory in Tampa. If the Bucs win, however, the division won't be decided until the next day,

If the Buccaneers beat the Panthers and then the Falcons follow that up on Sunday with a win over the Saints, that would create a three-way tie at 8-9 and the Panthers would the division in that scenario due to having the best head-to-head record among all three teams.

Baker Mayfield faced criticism from head coach Todd Bowles as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sit one loss away from being eliminated from playoff contention.

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The Rams were the fifth seed but dropped to the sixth seed with the loss. The sixth seed is set to play either the Chicago Bears, the champions of the NFC North or the Philadelphia Eagles, the champions of the NFC East. The fifth seed will play the winner of the NFC South. The Rams can not drop lower than the sixth seed.

The team activated cornerback Roger McCreary off injured reserve ahead of the game and promoted two players from the practice squad to the active roster: offensive lineman AJ Arcuri and safety Tanner Ingle.

The NFC South is still up for grabs heading into the final week of the season, and while the New Orleans Saints can’t win the division, they can certainly affect it.

It’s been a vintage year for the NFC South. There’s a chance that the division winner could enter the playoffs with a losing record. We won’t know who will be crowned the champ until next week, but it’s come down to the Panthers and Buccaneers.