With Tampa Bay and Washington tied at halftime, Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles was asked where his team went wrong defending Daniels in the first stanza. Bowles’ explanation amounted to improving a collective defensive pocket containment where the Buccaneers were falling short as Daniels chose to run and make plays off-platform.
Todd Bowles could not seem to keep up with Jayden Daniels on Sunday in more ways than one. Bowles' Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Daniels' Washington Commanders were tied at 10 midway through their Wild Card round matchup at Raymond James Stadium.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enjoyed quite a bit of success in the 2024 season, even tallying double-digit wins, though their campaign came to a close during Wild Card Weekend. Having drawn a Week 1 ...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had an up-and-down season but won six out of their last seven games to win their fourth consecutive NFC South title after the Atlanta Falcons lost their grip in the second half of the season.
The immediate reaction, from most in the Buccaneers’ community, centered around Todd Bowles and was highly negative. There has been no indication from the Bucs’ organization or anyone affiliated with Tampa Bay that the team is looking to make a change,
The first came at the end of the first half when Bowles let over 10 seconds run off the clock after the Buccaneers reached the red zone. With just 17 seconds, the Buccaneers essentially had to be perfect execution-wise. Fortunately, for Tampa Bay, it ended up scoring a touchdown to knot proceedings up at 10-10 at the break.
Bowles’ choices didn’t ultimately doom the Buccaneers since they scored a touchdown on that final first half sequence and Washington could have bled the clock dry on the final drive regardless of timeouts, but Bowles did not put his team in the best position to succeed by letting clock run.
Jim Harbaugh's defense appears to have an ideal set of answers for C.J. Stroud. The Ravens' much-improved pass defense can smother the Steelers' main path to scoring points. And you will not believe how often the Bucs blitz on late downs.
Bowles' explanation amounted to improving a collective defensive pocket containment where the Buccaneers were falling short as Daniels chose to run and make plays off-platform.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had an up-and-down season but won six out of their last seven games to win their fourth consecutive NFC South title after the Atlanta Falcons lost their grip in the second ...
Commanders' rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has found his footingand the Buccaneers have been battle-tested throughout the season, mainly due to injury.
Despite Tampa Bay playing dominant football at times, it also struggled in one-score games amid a slew of injuries.