National football conference
SOUTH DIVISION
The Division was created after the NFL realigned its divisions upon expanding to 32 teams for the 2002 NFL season and has remained with the same four teams.
Before the 2002 season, the Buccaneers belonged to the AFC West (1976) and NFC Central (1977–2001) (with their four division rivals in the Upper Midwest), while the other three teams were part of the geographically inaccurate NFC West.
The Division Champion qualifies for the NFL Playoffs along with a Wild Card team with the next best record on the road to the Super Bowl.
Division Teams
TEAMS |
FIRST SEASON | NFC | SB | STADIUM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |
ATLANTA FALCONS |
1966 | 2 | 0 | 
MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM (ATLANTA, GA) (2017-) |
  |
CAROLINA PANTHERS |
1995 | 2 | 0 |  BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM
(CHARLOTTE, NC) (1996-) |
  |
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS |
1967 | 1 | 1 | 
CAESARS SUPERDOME
(NEW ORLEANS, LA) (1975-) |
  |
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS |
1976 | 2 | 2 | 
RAYMOND JAMES
STADIUM (TAMPA, FL) (1998-) |
Division History
| 2002- | ATLANTA FALCONS CAROLINA PANTHERS NEW ORLEANS SAINTS TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS |
DIVISION CHAMPIONS
The current season champions and standings are listed below.
| SEASON | TEAM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1) |
| 2003 |
| Carolina Panthers (1) |
| 2004 |
| Atlanta Falcons (1) |
| 2005 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2) |
| 2006 |
| New Orleans Saints (1) |
| 2007 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3) |
| 2008 |
| Carolina Panthers (2) |
| 2009 |
| New Orleans Saints (2) |
| 2010 |
| Atlanta Falcons (2) |
| 2011 |
| New Orleans Saints (3) |
| 2012 |
| Atlanta Falcons (3) |
| 2013 |
| Carolina Panthers (3) |
| 2014 |
| Carolina Panthers (4) |
| 2015 |
| Carolina Panthers (5) |
| 2016 |
| Atlanta Falcons (4) |
| 2017 |
| New Orleans Saints (4) |
| 2018 |
| New Orleans Saints (5) |
| 2019 | | New Orleans Saints (6) |
| 2020 | | New Orleans Saints (7) |
| 2021 | | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4) |
| 2022 | | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5) |
| 2023 | | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6) |
| 2024 | | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7) |
| 2025 | | Carolina Panthers (6) |
Division Standings
| Team | T | RT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 2025 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 2020 |
| Carolina Panthers | 6 | 2025 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 2016 |