Too often, the Buccaneers make everything look way too hard.
This season and last, they endured heartbreaking close losses, baffling blowouts, and the need to climb out of unreasonably large holes to reach their goals. A lot of it was, and still is, frustrating, and you need to wonder if those issues can ever be resolved under current leadership.
But what rises above all in those moments is a team’s character, and this franchise has proven to have built a culture of winning and an expectation of success.
Sunday’s victory encapsulated all of this to a tee, as the Bucs fell completely flat in the first half.