NFC South News

ESPN.com senior writer John Clayton gives you his midseason grades for each team in the NFC South.

No longer winless, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are feeling pretty good about themselves.

At some point in time, luck turns into skill.By most accounts, the New Orleans Saints should not be off to the best start in club history; 8-0 should be 7-1, maybe even 6-2. Yet, here New Orleans stands as one of two undefeated teams left in the NFL, along with the Indianapolis Colts.

Yeah, I know he put up big yardage totals the last two weeks and that's great. But a problem has emerged here.

Tampa Bay rookie quarterback Josh Freeman gets his first start Sunday, against the Packers.

After dismissing a spotty Washington Redskins team, 31-17 on Sunday at the Georgia Dome, the Falcons are 5-3 at the halfway point of the season.

Banged-up Delhomme gets support after Panthers win DeAngelo Williams was dominant and set a team record, Julius Peppers was spectacular and Sherrod Martin came out of nowhere to produce two of Carolina's six forced turnovers.

Are you ready for some football? That is, or at least was, the question once posed by Monday Night Football .

So I'm sitting on the couch watching the Monday night NFC South slugfest between the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints, and I'm obviously caught up in the moment.

New Orleans, despite doing whatever it could the past two weeks to lose, still hasn't lost, moving to 7-0 with a 35-27 win over the Falcons on Monday Night Football.

With little room for error in the NFC South, the Atlanta Falcons can't be too pleased with their first two-game losing streak under head coach Mike Smith.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas I was listening to Steve Duemig on WDAE in Tampa while driving Friday afternoon and he brought up an excellent point.

There are plenty of surprises, disappointments and lingering question marks as all 32 NFL teams hit at least the halfway point of their seasons this week.

Despite consecutive losses and a 4-3 record, Thomas Dimitroff says he has a good feeling about the Falcons.

Better play over their last four games has the Carolina Panthers thinking they can get back into the playoff mix.

This photo was taken the day after the Falcons-Saints game at "Bozo's" restaurant in Metairie.

The NFC South has been flying high on explosive offenses and also getting stomped on.

Against the Arizona Cardinals this past Sunday, the Carolina Panthers found the best way to overcome quarterback Jake Delhomme's season-long struggles.

Aqib Talib , cornerback, Buccaneers. Reports have surfaced that Talib missed curfew while the Bucs were in London before their bye week.

Sedrick Ellis is helped off the field after injuring his knee in the Saints win over Miami.