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Saints stun Cowboys, Bucs beat Lions

The Atlanta Falcons may have started the season as the favorite to win the NFC South, but through the first two weeks they were a distant third at best. On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints pulled off huge upsets to remain undefeated atop the division.

The Buccaneers held on during a wild fourth quarter for a 20-16 road win over the favored Detroit Lions. The Saints surprised the entire league by going to Dallas and crushing the Cowboys in a 44-19 victory. That would be where Sunday’s feel-good story would end for the NFC South, however.

The Carolina Panthers were handed a 26-3 loss at home by Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers. Second-year quarterback Bryce Young continues to struggle, and the 0-2 Panthers have shown little sign of life this season.

The Falcons play the Philadelphia Eagles in the final game of Week 2 on ESPN’s Monday Night Football. Atlanta is a six-point underdog, but the Eagles have ruled out star wide receiver AJ Brown. Check out the updated NFC South standings below:

To win Loss Piece PF PA
Saints 2 0 1,000 91 29
Abdominal muscles 2 0 1,000 57 36
Falcons 0 1 .000 10 18
Panthers 0 2 .000 13 73