USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 15 showdown between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons

Week 15 is officially upon us in the NFL, with the Falcons heading to Tampa on Thursday night to take on the Buccaneers.

Losing to the Falcons was a tough blow for Tampa Bay's playoff hopes. There is still time to work back into the playoff picture, but the Buccaneers are going to need to beat the Carolina Panthers. They will face the Panthers twice in the final four games of the regular season.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers collapsed vs. the Atlanta Falcons in the Week 15 "Thursday Night Football" matchup. Here's how it happened.

Unfortunately for the Bucs though, they didn't walk away with the win and that's because they totally imploded in a stunning 29-28 loss that knocked them into second place in the NFC South. The Falcons committed a franchise-record 19 penalties, they missed TWO two-point conversions in the fourth quarter, and yet, they somehow still won.

Pitts led the way with a PFF grade of 90.5 in Week 15. It was by far the highest grade recorded on either side of the ball and the only elite rating of the game. Chris Lindstrom, Ryan Neuzil, Matthew Berteron and David Sills all cracked the list as well.

Tampa Bay's playoff aspirations are fading fast as they suffer another embarrassing loss to an undisciplined Falcons team.

Tight end Kyle Pitts, who had 11 catches for 166 yards and three touchdowns against Tampa Bay, leads the Falcons with 73 catches for 797 yards. Running back Bijan Robinson, who had 11 catches for 82 yards against the Buccaneers, is second on the team with 64 catches for 684 yards.