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Getty Images The Falcons announced the signing of defensive end Austin Larkin to the 53-player roster. He takes the roster spot of offensive lineman Sean Harlow, whom they waived Friday. Larkin originally signed with the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent following the 2018 draft. The Purdue...

Getty Images The Buccaneers are gradually getting healthier on defense. The team has ruled out two players for Sunday’s game against the Falcons (outside linebacker Anthony Nelson and cornerback M.J. Stewart), but they’re getting some more players back on the field. Carl Nassib is going to be...

Getty Images The Falcons waived offensive guard Sean Harlow on Friday, according to the NFL’s official transactions report. They had promoted Harlow from the practice squad on Nov. 9. He played one offensive snap against the Panthers on Sunday, which is his only career action. Harlow, 24...

Getty Images Week 12 of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Texans and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images Buccaneers defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has overcome so much to get to this point, the results of football games can’t intimidate him. So while it would take six straight wins to get his team to 9-7 and have a shot at the postseason, Pierre-Paul isn’t ready to rule it out. “We...

Getty Images The Falcons are going to try to extend an actual winning streak without two of their top offensive performers. Via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, running back Devonta Freeman and tight end Austin Hooper are out for Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers...

Getty Images The Falcons got a couple of key offensive players back on the practice field Thursday, but running back Devonta Freeman remained out of action. Quarterback Matt Ryan (ankle) and wide receiver Julio Jones (foot) both sat out Wednesday’s session before returning to action on...

Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston injured his ankle against the Saints. He said at the time he’d be fine for Sunday’s game at Atlanta. And while he was listed on Wednesday’s injury report with an ankle injury, he fully participated in practice, which suggests that he’s indeed...

Getty Images The Falcons won last Sunday without tight end Austin Hooper in the lineup and they’ll try to extend their winning streak to three games without him as well. Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports that Hooper has been ruled out for this weekend’s game against the Buccaneers. Hooper is...

Getty Images Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (ankle) and receiver Julio Jones (foot) were among those who sat out Wednesday’s practice. It isn’t clear whether it’s for precautionary reasons or rest days, but neither left Sunday’s game with their injuries. Ryan played 64 of 65 snaps and Jones 53...

Getty Images Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers ended his team’s Week 11 loss to the Chiefs with his fourth interception of the night. That gave the NFL a quartet of quarterbacks who threw a quartet of interceptions each, for the first time in well over a quarter of a century. Starting...

Getty Images Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians has spent plenty of time making excuses for quarterback Jameis Winston and his propensity to turn the ball over, with 22 in 10 games this season. Quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen was far less charitable when recently discussing the situation...

Getty Images Things are still crowded at the bottom, though there are a few teams trying to escape the top 10. The Jets and Falcons putting together actual winning streaks have knocked them down a few spots, but most of their peers are staying put, in terms of the 2020 NFL Draft. If the...

Getty Images Bruce Arians has been a football coach for a long time, but that hasn’t left him closed off to trying new things. Arians shared that he’s starting to come around on the sports psychology field after 10 games as the head coach in Tampa. The Buccaneers have lost seven of those 10...

Getty Images Buccaneers tight end O.J. Howard had one of the weirdest dropped passes of the season on Sunday when a ball that hit him in the hands somehow ended up getting bobbled behind his back. He reached back to try to grab the ball, but it was intercepted. The Buccaneers benched Howard...

Getty Images Nearly every coach has had a reason to criticize officiating at some point this year. The league doesn’t like it. And one coach has found a loophole. Via JoeBucsFan.com, the wife of Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians criticized NFL officiating on Sunday. But not as a result of a call...

Getty Images Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas has made a habit of putting up big numbers during his NFL career and nothing changed against the Buccaneers on Sunday. Thomas had eight catches for 114 yards and a touchdown in the 34-17 victory. He now has 94 catches on the season, which is the...

Getty Images The NFC playoff picture wasn’t upended when the 49ers, Saints and Cowboys lost games in Week 10, but it did open the door for bigger changes if the teams couldn’t get back on track. Sunday’s games are all in the books and everyone got back on track. All six teams that opened the...

Getty Images The Saints weren’t able to get into the end zone at the end of either of their first two offensive possessions on Sunday afternoon, but the Buccaneers made sure they didn’t have to go far to get a touchdown on their third try. Linebacker Demario Davis‘s interception set the Saints...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Falcons at Panthers Falcons: RB Devonta Freeman, TE Austin Hooper...