TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers shed the “Yuccaneers” label decades ago. They went from 0-26 to two-time Super Bowl champions and currently are four-time defending NFC South champs. They’re tied for first place entering a game against the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night when they’ll be wearing their original creamsicle uniforms.

Tonight we step into the Creamsicle era for a division battle. But the Buccaneers story started long before—relive the memorable celebration in Tampa Bay 48 years ago in Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football.

The Atlanta Falcons face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football. Kickoff from Tampa, Florida, is set for 7:15 p.m. ET.

Tampa has lost four of its last five games since staking out a massive NFC South lead and is now in danger of potentially missing the playoffs if it can't rebound down the stretch. The Bucs play three division games in the final four weeks of the season and need to stack wins in those contests, starting with this one on Thursday night.

Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins will start his fourth straight game on Thursday night, against a familiar foe in Tampa.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are coming off one of the worst losses of the season in Week 14, losing to the New Orleans Saints, who are in the running as one of the

Mike Evans remains on the Buccaneers injury report. Could the star WR return on "Thursday Night Football" against the Falcons? The latest news:

Baker Mayfield is fighting in a playoff chase with the Buccaneers while fighting a deeper battle off the field in a lawsuit against his father worth millions