Missed chances and defensive coverage busts that refuse to be fixed highlighted the Battle of the Bays as the Buccaneers fell to the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, 27-14.
This one was never likely going to be a win, so a non-blowout would’ve been satisfactory. The 49ers almost made it so, being up 27-7 at one point, but the Bucs did score again and put themselves deep in San Francisco territory multiple times with a chance to come back. It simply came down to lack of execution, as key drops destroyed the offense’s chances late.