The Buccaneers’ hopes of a winning record and division title look bleaker by the week, as they were once again snuffed out on the road and defeated by the Indianapolis Colts in 27-20 loss.
The defense continued its grueling decline and Todd Bowles demonstrated his repeated issues with both getting guys ready to play and managing the game inadequately. The offense battled through an early Baker Mayfield ankle injury that he gradually shook off as the contest went on. However, a bad turnover and too many stalled drives put the team in a hole that it couldn’t scale out of.