The Bucs are relatively healthy heading into Sunday afternoon’s critical NFC South matchup against the Falcons at Raymond James Stadium. While Friday’s injury report left some statuses up in the air for this one, Tampa Bay saw things fall in its favor ahead of game time at 1:00 p.m.

While wide receiver Emeka Egbuka was already ruled out Friday with a foot injury as well as a concussion, right tackle Luke Goedeke (calf) and running back Kenny Gainwell (hip) went from questionable to active for Sunday’s game. Goedeke returns after a one-week absence, while Gainwell will now have a chance to build upon his best game as a Buccaneer to date.

Plus, as expected, safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (rib) is a full go after missing three games. He didn’t carry an injury designation heading into the weekend, and sure enough, he’s active and ready to make his return alongside Tykee Smith after Ifeatu Melifonwu did an admirable job filling in on the back end of the defense.

Bucs Ss Tykee Smith And Antoine Winfield Jr.

Bucs Ss Tykee Smith and Antoine Winfield Jr. – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

The Bucs did announce Sunday morning that center Graham Barton has an illness, but he is expected to play nonetheless.

Here is the full list of inactives for Tampa Bay, which is looking for back-to-back wins for the first time since Weeks 5 and 6 of last season:

Several Questionable Falcons Active, Key LB Set To Miss Week 8 vs. Bucs

On the Falcons’ side of this matchup, they had far more question marks from a health standpoint heading into the weekend. They ruled running back Brian Robinson (hamstring) out Friday, but came into Sunday with eight players listed as questionable.

Cornerback Billy Bowman Jr. (hamstring), wide receiver Beaux Collins (hip), linebacker Divine Deablo (forearm), defensive end Samson Ebukam (hamstring), linebacker Charles Snowden (back), cornerback Avieon Terrell (illness), offensive tackle Cameron Williams (ankle) and wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus (shoulder) all came in as questionable.

Falcons Ilb Divine Deablo

Falcons ILB Divine Deablo – Photo by: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Collins and Williams were not activated off injured reserve for this game, so they’ll miss out. The Falcons also ruled Bowman and Deablo out Saturday. Otherwise, Ebukam, Snowden, Terrell and Zaccheaus are good to go.

Without Deablo, a team captain, Atlanta will lean on two rookie linebackers in Kendal Daniels and Harold Perkins. With no Bowman, it’ll be Terrell at nickelback for the Falcons.

Here’s the full list of inactives for the visiting Falcons ahead of Sunday’s game against the Bucs:

 

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Bailey Adams is in his fifth year with Pewter Report. Born and raised in Tampa, he has closely followed the Bucs all his life and has covered them in some capacity since 2016. In addition to his responsibilities as a beat writer, he also contributes to the site as an editor. He graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2019 and currently co-hosts The Pegasus Podcast, a podcast dedicated to covering UCF Football.

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