This rekindled the ghosts of Tampa Bay’s past. It forced you to think back when Troy Aikman told the nation in the Eagles’ 32-9 Wild Card playoff loss to Tampa Bay last season that the Eagles were a … “a defeated team and they were when they came in. And there’s been no life to this group really throughout the entire ball game.”
Being labeled “quitter” is a grime that does not easily rinse off.
This time, it seemed, the Eagles quit before they even arrived at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, losing 33-16 to the Buccaneers, and it did not even seem that close.