NFL NFC South Week 8 Odds & Point Spread: Buccaneers vs. Falcons

Vincent Jackson sustained a knee injury last week and is not expected to play on Sunday. The Bucs are coming off Sunday's 31-30 loss in Washington after leading 24-0 late in the second quarter, and they've allowed 20.3 points per game in the second half over the last three.

The 6-4, 314-pound Lott and the 6-1, 230-pound Stanford re-join the Buccaneers, with each having spent time on the team's practice squad this season. He seems best suited for the slot, which could be helpful with Murphy out for the season.

Humphries' promotion was also part of a series of roster moves on Tuesday that reshuffled the practice squad once again.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without wide receiver Louis Murphy for the rest of the year after head coach Lovie Smith confirmed the seven-year veteran tore his right ACL.

The Falcons (6-1) looked capable of potentially repeating that 56-14 thrashing from September 18, 2014, in their first four games, averaging 34.2 points and 403.2 yards of total offense with two total turnovers. He possesses an intriguing size-speed combination, which was put on display when he covered kickoffs for the East team in the Shrine Game.

The 6-1, 211-pound Davis played at the University of South Florida and entered the NFL this past offseason as a college free agent with the Buffalo Bills. His career totals include 22 tackles and a fumble recovery. The Bucs probably present more of an offensive challenge than the Titans.

Jones finished with 9 catches for 92 yards. He completed nine of 11 passes for 80 yards, capped by a 6-yard pass to tight end Jordan Reed on a slant route that beat safeties Bradley McDougald and Chris Conte, plus linebacker Lavonte David.

 

Groy (6-5, 320) grew up in Wisconsin and stayed home to play for the Badgers.