NFL 2017: Falcons NFC South Rivals to challenge for division

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2017, file photo, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton call signals at the line of scrimmage during an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla. To help Newton, Carolina signed free agent left tackle Matt Kalil and drafted right tackle Taylor Moton in the second round. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) The Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017 file photo, Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn gives instruction to his players during the team's NFL training camp football practice in Flowery Branch, Ga. Coach Dan Quinn's focus for the Atlanta Falcons' final preseason game against Jacksonville on Thursday night, Aug. 31, 2017 will be making final roster evaluations with cuts coming on Saturday. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 file photo, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton throws a pass against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first half of an NFL preseason football game in Jacksonville, Fla. Panthers coach Ron Rivera isn’t concerned about quarterback Cam Newton receiving only limited reps in the preseason. He hasn’t decided if Newton will play in the preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers this week. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File) The Associated Press

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) passes during NFL football practice, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 in Tampa, Fla. (Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times via AP) The Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2017, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston looks for a receiver against the Jacksonville Jaguars during an NFL preseason football game in Jacksonville, Fla. The Bucs haven't made the playoffs since 2007 and haven't won a postseason game since the team's Super Bowl run 15 years ago. But with Winston entering his third season, pressure is mounting to change that. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) moves out of the pocket against the Atlanta Falcons during n NFL football game in Atlanta. There is urgency to climb out of a three-year rut of sub-.500 play in what is currently 38-year-old, record-setting quarterback Brees’ last season under contract. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2016, file photo, Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn watches during the team's NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla. Quinn has gone out of his way to hush any Super Bowl talk _ not because he doesn’t want to revisit the pain of his team’s collapse against New England, but because he wants his players focused on what he views as the considerable challenge of staying on top of their own division. (AP Photo/Phelan Ebenhack, File) The Associated Press