TAMPA — The Bucs went toe to toe with the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots on Thursday night.
But the difference was the erratic right foot belonging to place-kicker Nick Folk.
Four days after getting a reprieve for a bad game by making the game winning kick on the final play against the Giants, Folk missed three field goals Thursday — two in the fourth quarter. The last miss, from 31 yards, could have been the difference in the 19-14 loss.
Bucs coach Dirk Koetter said he talked to general manager Jason Licht about Folk's job status after the game.