With the 2016 NFL regular season completed, let’s take a look at the 16 opponents the four NFC South teams will play next season in 2017.
The 2016 NFL regular season is over, with the Atlanta Falcons winning the NFC South division title for the first time since the 2012 NFL season. Atlanta has its opportunity to compete for its first Lombardi Trophy this January. For the rest of the division, it’s full steam ahead to 2017.
In 2017, the NFC South will play the AFC East in its entirety, as well as the entire NFC North. There will be the same slate of six NFC South games, as well as two other games to round out the 16-game slate for competitive balance. Here are the teams that all four NFC South clubs will play in 2017.
Atlanta Falcons
Home: Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Minnesota, Buffalo, Miami, Dallas
Away: Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Detroit, New England, NY Jets, Seattle
Carolina Panthers
Home: Atlanta, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Minnesota, Buffalo, Miami, NFC East
Away: Atlanta, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Detroit, New England, NY Jets, NFC West
New Orleans Saints
Home: Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Detroit, New England, NY Jets, NFC East
Away: Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Minnesota, Buffalo, Miami, NFC West
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Home: Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit, New England, NY Jets, NFC East
Away: Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, Green Bay, Minnesota, Buffalo, Miami, NFC West
Fortunately for the NFC South teams, nobody will have play both the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots on the road in 2017. Atlanta and Carolina will have to travel to Foxborough to play the Patriots. New Orleans and Tampa Bay will have to play at Lambeau Field against Green Bay.
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Of the two divisions in rotation for the NFC South to play in 2017 (AFC East and NFC North), five of the eight teams look to be in good shape, while three remain in flux. Green Bay and New England should be Super Bowl contenders next season. Detroit, Miami, and Minnesota could be playoff caliber. Buffalo, Chicago, and New York are probably not playoff teams.
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