Coming out of their Week 9 bye, the Buccaneers hoped to replicate what they did out of last year’s bye week. Of course, after hitting the bye at 7-5 last season, they won eight straight to take home the Lombardi Trophy.
Entering Week 10 with a record of 6-2, Tampa Bay looked to be in good position to bounce back from its pre-bye loss against the Saints. On the road to face the 2-6 Washington Football Team, the Bucs certainly had a favorable matchup… or so everyone thought.
The defending Super Bowl champions came out extremely flat against Washington on Sunday afternoon, turning the ball over twice early to fall in a hole.