The Road Thru the Years: NFC SOUTH
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The road thru 7 years : NFC SOUTH
A Brief Chronicle of 2019 through 2025. The ups and downs. Division battles, individual achievements. The moves that bring victory or defeat. The transformation of a league over 7 vicious seasons.
The NFC South is one of the SML’s most cut throat divisions, most stable divisions, and the activity level from this division is always high. The Buccaneers under the leadership of Noleoverlord began the cycle with a stranglehold on the division but recently had a serious injury has caused him to require an interim owner. It will be interesting to see how he alters the dynamic of the NFC South. The Panthers are helmed by the always dry witted and ruthlessly intelligent MikeFML. His frank articulation of the obvious and cynical appraisal of every matter under the sun keeps the chat continuously interesting. The New Orleans Saints belong to be always awesome, always smooth and always positive ZZTheGREAT!! ZZ doesn’t consistently win games but he is always a potential upset every week and any season could be his. He cohosts the 3rd most popular SML network Show and keeps the chat fun. Finally the NFC South is rounded out by the Master of the Meme, NYT. His team building skills have positioned him to have a strong final season in madden 20. His brutal Yankee charm makes him invaluable to the league chat. This division has no weak links when Nole is healthy and it is interesting to see what the new owner will bring to this quadruple of teams.
BUCCANEERS
Quarterbacks
2019 Jameis Winston 4555yds 44tds 22ints
2020 Jameis Winston 3217yds 18tds 24ints
2021 Jameis Winston 3883yds 32tds 29ints
2022 Jameis Winston 3330yds 17tds 36ints
2023 Jameis Winston 3549yds 33tds 16ints
2024 Jameis Winston 3388yds 27tds 28ints
2025 Jameis Winston 3205yds 23tds 29ints
Running Backs
2019 Ronald Jones 279yds 2tds P.Barber No stats available
2020 Ronald Jones 591yds 5tds P.Barber No stats available
2021 Ronald Jones 474yds 3tds P.Barber No stats available
2022 Ronald Jones 421yds 4ds Angelo French 581yds 5tds P.Barber No stats available
2023 Ronald Jones 243yds 2tds Angelo French 1168yds 11tds
2024 Ronald Jones 612yds 11tds 1254yds30tds
2025 Ronald Jones 249yds 2tds 973yds 14tds
Receivers
2019 Chris Codwin 477yds 5tds Breshard Perriman 1210yds 8tds Mike Evans 1254yds 15tds O.J. Howard 1057yds 10tds
2020 Chris Codwin 458yds 5tds Breshard Perriman 454yds 2tds Mike Evans 913yds 8tds O.J. Howard 798yds 1td
2021 Chris Codwin 1131yds 9tds Mike Evans 722yds 5tds O.J. Howard 774yds 9tds
2022 Chris Codwin 807yds 6tds Mike Evans 926yds 14tds O.J. Howard 797yds 1td
2023 Chris Codwin 1380yds 9tds 2024 Chris Codwin 1025yds 7tds Mike Evans 364yds 5tds O.J. Howard 589yds 3tds
2025 Chris Codwin 969yds 10tds Mike Evans 374yds 3tds O.J. Howard 642yds 4tds
Defense
2019 MLB Devin White 19tkls 4sks 1int fs Justin Evans 30tkls 1sk 4ints CB Sean Murphy Bunting 27tkls 8ints
2020 MLB Devin White 56tkls 2sks 5ints fs Justin Evans 44tkls 1sk 5ints CB Sean Murphy Bunting 41tkls 2ints
2021 MLB Devin White 51tkls 8sks 8ints fs Justin Evans 28tkls 4ints CB Sean Murphy Bunting 29tkls 11ints
2022 MLB Devin White 53tkls 1sk 8ints fs Justin Evans 29tkls 4ints CB Sean Murphy Bunting 28tkls 3ints
2023 MLB Devin White 61tkls 3sks 7ints fs Justin Evans 41tkls 8ints CB Sean Murphy Bunting 22tkls 3ints
2024 MLB Devin White 51tkls 3sks 7ints fs Justin Evans 38tkls 6ints CB Sean Murphy Bunting 26tkls 9ints
2025 MLB Devin White 61yds 2sks 10ints fs Justin Evans 26tkls 4ints CB Sean Murphy Bunting 16tkls 1int
Division record:
Saints 13-1
Panthers 9-5 (1 playoff win)
Falcons 9-5
Playoffs
2019 Loss to Redskins
2021 Win over Panthers Loss to Bears
2023 loss to Redskins
Notable Draft picks:
HB Angelo French
RG Jatavious Gilberry
The Buccaneers have only had one owner for the first 7 seasons of the cycle but the swan song will be orchestrated by an interim owner due to an injury to the mighty noleoverlord. The Bucs have taken the core of their team and built it into a powerful contender. Built through the draft the bucs still have many role players from the original roster. The new owner inherits a Winston lead passing game with dynamic receivers and a running game that features the injury prone homerun hitter French. Causticcrusader has been brought up from the Primer and this is his chance to secure an SML team in M21. Welcome to the show.
PANTHERS
Quarterbacks
2019 Cam Newton 4225yds 33tds 25ints
2020 Cam Newton 3089yds 31tds 27ints
2021 Drew Lock 3590yds 38tds 29ints
2022 Drew Lock 3382yds 30tds 35ints
2023 Drew Lock 3647yds 27tds 51ints
2024 Drew Lock 1135yds 9tds 10ints Joshua Archambault 2873yds 22tds 34ints
2025 Drew Lock 2885yds 29tds 36ints
Running Backs
2019 Christian McCaffrey 770yds 10tds
2020 Christian McCaffrey 941yds 5tds
2021 Christian McCaffrey 1180yds 10tds
2022 Christian McCaffrey 1038yds 9tds
2023 Christian McCaffrey 1087yds 11tds
2024 Christian McCaffrey 1222yds 13tds
2025 Marcell Forrest 677yds 2 tds
Receivers
2019 D.J.Moore 1506yds 16tds Curtis Samuel 614yds 3tds Greg Olsen 636yds 6tds C Meredith no stats available Lyle Sharpton 99yds
2020 D.J.Moore 1183yds 15tds A. Proel no stats available Dallas Goedert 366yds 4tds Lyle Sharpton 264yds 3tds
2021 D.J.Moore 1117yds 11tds Dallas Goedert 716yds 5tds Lyle Sharpton 500yds 4tds
2022 D.J.Moore 1556yds 14tds 532yds 2tds Lyle Sharpton 543yds 3tds
2023 D.J.Moore 1339yds 12tds 278yds 1td Lyle Sharpton 383yds 3tds Reece Fountain 453yds 2tds
2024 D.J.Moore 1740yds 19tds Dede Westbrook 1022yds 7tds 101yds Lyle Sharpton 853yds 9tds
2025 D.J.Moore 774yds 10tds Lyle Sharpton Ramon Quinones 531yds 5tds
Defense
2019 LE Brian Burns 28tkls 7sks Luke Keuchly 59tkls 2ints Shaq Thompson 45tkls 2sks 1 int Donte Jackson 25tkls 5 ints
2020 LE Brian Burns 38tkls 7sks Luke Keuchly 57tkls 8sks 3ints Shaq Thompson 54tkls 3ints Donte Jackson 30tkls 3ints
2021 LE Brian Burns 32tkls 10sks Luke Keuchly 40tkls 2ints Shaq Thompson 35tkls 6sks 2ints Donte Jackson 24tkls 2ints Kevin Palmer 23tkls 7sks
2022 LE Brian Burns 31tkls 18sks Luke Keuchly 28tkls 1ints Shaq Thompson 24tkls 1sk 1int Donte Jackson 28tkls 7ints Kevin Palmer 21tkls 9sks
2023 LE Brian Burns 37tkls 25sks Luke Keuchly 30tkls 6sks Donte Jackson 36tkls 7ints Kevin Palmer 23tkls 9sks
2024 LE Brian Burns 37tksl 20sks Luke Keuchly 43tkls 2sks 3ints Donte Jackson 28tkls 5ints Kevin Palmer 22tkls 9sks
2025 LE Brian Burns 25tkls 11sks Luke Keuchly 10tkls 1 int Donte Jackson 36tkls 3ints Kevin Palmer 34tkls 23sks
Division record:
Saints: 8-6
Falcons: 4-10
Buccaneers: 5-10 *loss to bucs in playoffs
Playoffs
2021 Loss to Buccaneers
2022 Loss to Redskins
Notable Draft picks:
DE Kevin Palmer
HB Marcell Forrest
MikeFML is an SML Pillar, from providing an essential and unique presence in the chat and community he is also the commissioner of the primer which has been feeding us a dependable stream of SML caliber owners that keep the league running at an optimum level. Mike can beat anyone in his division specifically and the league generally. Mike understands the chess match and strategy as well as the physical brutality of the game. Like Belichek he knows when to trade away good players and make sure he gets something for them. The NFC South Rivalries are some of the best in the SML and Mike is a big reason.
SAINTS
Quarterbacks
2019 Drew Brees 3340yds 29tds 32ints
2020 Tom Brady 3853yds 31tds 28ints
2021 Tom Brady 2920yds 19tds 27ints Andy Dalton 2325yds 15tds 15sks
2022 Reid Neal 2905yds 22tds 36ints
2023 Reid Neal 2676yds 14tds 28ints
2024 Reid Neal 2832yds 16tds 38ints
2025 Reid Neal 2300yds 14tds 29ints
Running Backs
2019 Alvin Kamara 642yd 5tds
2020 Alvin Kamara 665yds 6tds
2021 Alvin Kamara 705yds 7tds
2022 Alvin Kamara 836yds 6tds
2023 Alvin Kamara 866yds 5tds
2024 Alvin Kamara 562yds 3tds Kenyon Drake 575yds 6tds
2025 Alvin Kamara 707yds 8tds
Receivers
2019 Michael Thomas 1257yds 16tds Teddy Ginn JR. 428yds 2tds Trequan Smith 0yds
2020 Michael Thomas 816yds 4tds Teddy Ginn JR. 454yds 4tds J.Cook No Stats available Trequan Smith 454yds 3tds
2021 Michael Thomas 852yds 4tds Trequan Smith 342yds 2tds J.Cook No Stats available
2022 Michael Thomas 690yds 6tds Trequan Smith 537yds 6tds 877yds 7tds Travis Kelce 877yds 7tds
2023 Michael Thomas 918yds 3tds Trequan Smith 430yds 2tds 794yds 6tds Travis Kelce 794yds 6tds
2024 Michael Thomas 852yds 9tds Trequan Smith 647yds 4tds 663yds 4tds Travis Kelce 663yds 4tds
2025 Michael Thomas 480yds 5tds Trequan Smith 626yds 4tds 525yds 5tds Travis Kelce 525yds 5tds
Defense
2019 Cameron Jordan 36tkls 22sks Marshon Lattimore 32tks 4ints Marcus Williams 30 tkls 2ints Trey Hendrickson 14tkls 7ints Alex Anzalone 36tkls 3sks 4ints
2020 Cameron Jordan 31tkls 10sks Marshon Lattimore 16tkls 5ints Marcus Williams 47tkls 6ints Trey Hendrickson 17tkls 6sks Alex Anzalone 34tkls 1sk 6ints
2021 Cameron Jordan 36tkls 17sks Marshon Lattimore 37tkls 3ints Marcus Williams 50tkls 1ints Trey Hendrickson 18tkls 6sks Alex Anzalone 30tkls 2sks 3ints
2022 Cameron Jordan 26tkls 11sks Marshon Lattimore 30tkls 8ints Marcus Williams 47tkls 2ints Trey Hendrickson 17tkls 4sks Alex Anzalone 43tkls 2sks 6ints
2023 Cameron Jordan 21tkls 10sks Marshon Lattimore 29tkls 5ints Marcus Williams 35tkls 4ints Trey Hendrickson 12tkls 7sks Alex Anzalone 40tkls 5ints
2024 Marshon Lattimore 31tkls 6ints Marcus Williams 36tkls 1int Trey Hendrickson 18tkls 7sks Alex Anzalone 38tkls 2sks 4ints
2025 Marshon Lattimore 36tkls 4ints Marcus Williams 45tkls 2ints Trey Hendrickson 16tkls 7sks Alex Anzalone 40tkls 1sk 2 ints
Division record:
Buccaneers: 1-13
Panthers: 4-10
Falcons: 7-7
Playoffs
NO PLAYOFFS APPEARANCES AT THIS TIME
Notable Draft picks:
OLB Marc Woods
G Luther McGhee
QB Ried Neil
OLB Deion Broughton
Saints owner, co-commish, cohost of the 3rd best SML network programming, zz is the class of the Sml. ZZ is another owner that though not in possession of the best win loss record in the league, fights his hardest in every game he plays. He has fought through this cycle with an assortment of washed up vets and high draft pick stars. Always a fun and friendly voice in the chat, ZZ is an essential element of the SML Family. Wins and loses with style and grace, ZZthegreat makes the SML a lot greater than most leagues.
FALCONS
Quarterbacks
2019 Matt Ryan 4175yds 31tds 42ints
2020 3931yds 41tds 28ints
2021 3047yds 29tds 31ints
2022 Josh Hudgens(Sean Jones) 4629yds 33tds 50ints
2023 Shane Malecki 3290yds 26tds 33ints
2024 Shane Malecki 3452yds 41tds 30ints
2025 Shane Malecki 2560yds 23tds 22ints
Running Backs
2019 D.Freeman No Stats available Ito smith 9yds 2tds
2020 D.Freeman No Stats available Ito smith 486yds 4tds
2021 Ito smith 438yds 3tds
2022 Ito smith 387yds 6tds
2023 Ito smith 1104yds 9tds
2024 Ito smith 1132yds 8tds
2025 Ito smith 1122yds 10tds
Receivers
2019 Julio Jones 1558yds 17tds Mohammed Sanu 703yds 3tds Calvin Ridley 1219yds 7tds
2020 Julio Jones 1806yds 23tds Calvin Ridley 899yds 7tds
2021 Julio Jones 1119yds 10tds Calvin Ridley 1280yds 15tds
2022 Julio Jones 1179yds 10tds Calvin Ridley 924yds 3tds Travis Royster 1495yds 14tds
2023 Julio Jones 679yds 6tds Calvin Ridley 565yds 5tds Travis Royster 767yds 6tds
2024 Calvin Ridley 580yds 7tds Travis Royster 638yds 10tds
2025 Calvin Ridley 649yds 5tds Travis Royster 601yds 5tds
Defense
2019 RE Tacharist McKinley 15tkls 3sks SS Keanu Neal 40tkls 1sk 6ints OLB Deion Jones 46tkls 7sks 4ints
2020 RE Tacharist McKinley 13tkls 4sks SS Keanu Neal 47tkls 7sks 5ints OLB Deion Jones 48tkls 4sks 3ints
2021 RE Tacharist McKinley 31tkls 11sks SS Keanu Neal 16tkls 1sk 3ints OLB Deion Jones 58tkls 5sks 1ints
2022 RE Tacharist McKinley 22tkls 8sks SS Keanu Neal 46tkls 10sks 8ints OLB Deion Jones 43tkls 3sks 6ints
2023 RE Tacharist McKinley 21tkls 6sks SS Keanu Neal 60tkls 1sk 4ints OLB Deion Jones 45tkls 3sks 11ints
2024 RE Tacharist McKinley 29tkls 11sks SS Keanu Neal 50tkls 2sks 6ints OLB Deion Jones 30tkls 1sk 10ints
2025 RE Tacharist McKinley 20tkls 13sks SS Keanu Neal 47tkls 6sks 7ints OLB Deion Jones 60tkls 3sks 2ints
Division record:
Buccaneers: 5-9
Panthers: 10-4
Saints: 7-7
Playoffs
2020 win over Packers Loss to Eagles
2024 Win over Cowboys Loss to Redskins
2025 Loss to Eagles
Notable Draft picks:
HB Terrance Mclean
TE Travis Royster
QB Shane Malecki
The Owner of the Falcons is the humor bone of the SML. Always sharing the ultimate combination of inappropriately hilarious memes and gifs, Nyt is an invaluable asset in the SML. His spot on call outs of bullshit when he sees it has time and time again been the best part of the chat on a given day. Building primarily through the draft NYT has built on his core nucleus of Falcons and is a regular presence in the NFC playoff picture. NYT has built a strong team and is competing during a part of the madden cycle that he is usually too busy working to be a force during. It’s been a strange year.
My prediction on the Finish:
1st Falcons
2nd Panthers
3rd Buccaneers
4th Saints
Up next we will be putting the battel hardened AFC North under the microscope in the third installment of through the years.