This is why I really think this weeks game is essentially our season for the remainder of the year. It is the pivot point.
If we win suddenly we have some hope we are sitting at 5-7 and the woeful Giants are next up you bag that one and you’re playing the Commanders to get to .500 at 7-7. In that same stretch the Falcons have the chargers and the Vikings. You could very well find ourselves in a tight 3 team pack fighting for the NFC south title. In that situation we go all out.
If we loose we drop to 4-8. I still think the Falcons loose the next 2 but Tampa has the Panthers and the Raiders so they likely win their next two. That leaves us siting on the outside of a two team battle between the Falcons and the Bucs. I still think we beat the Giants easily.
A win gets into something like this going into that Washington game:
TB 7-6
ATL 6-7
NO 6-7
CAR 3-10
The week we have the Commanders TB has the Chargers and ATL has the Raiders on Monday night. If we get to .500 we may well have a new season with all 3 teams sitting at 7-7.
This week is everything.