After hanging with the Falcons for a quarter, the Buccaneers fell apart in the second. They faced a 27-6 deficit early in the third quarter, but got within 27-20 before eventually falling 34-20. Let’s get to some reactions.
Observations and Reactions- General
-Heading into Sunday, the hope was that the Bucs would play up to their competition. They did for about 15 minutes before falling back into mediocrity. Then, after making a game out of it, they returned to their true colors and threw everything away.
-For a while, it seemed like the coaching speculation cooled off.