The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are getting repeated reinforcements of a lesson they already know well: Turnovers win – and lose – ballgames.
They certainly did on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium when the visiting Chicago Bears scored 10 points off two takeaways and prevented a Buccaneer score with another on the way to a 26-21 victory. Meanwhile, for the fourth time in the its last five games, Tampa Bay did not force a single turnover.
Turnovers even put a temporary damper on the feel-good story of Doug Martin, who is in contention for the NFL rushing title.