A third straight Bucs loss is discouraging, but worse is the lack of hope for the rest of the season

Now here’s a sentence I didn’t think I’d ever write: The winner of this Sunday’s Falcons-Panthers game will take sole possession of first place in the NFC South. Yup. Either Marcus Mariota or PJ Walker will be quarterback of the first place team in a division with Tom Brady in it, following the Bucs’ 27-22 loss to the Baltimore Ravens Thursday night.