Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles believes his 8-8 membership will put this previous Sunday’s disappointing 23-13 dwelling loss to the New Orleans Saints within the rearview mirror forward of this coming Sunday’s must-win recreation on the lowly Carolina Panthers (2-14).
“This [loss] will likely be simple to get out of [their minds],” Bowles informed reporters throughout a information convention, as shared by the JoeBucsFan web site. “We misplaced, what, three or 4 in a row and obtained out of that one. This one was exhausting as a result of it was making an attempt to clinch the division, however you bought one other probability to clinch it this week and we will’t fear about what occurred [against the Saints]. We’ll right it, transfer on, and prepare for Sunday.”
The Buccaneers jumped out to a 3-1 file for the season, fell to 4-7 after which produced a four-game successful streak that put them within the driver’s seat concerning the NFC South division title. Tampa Bay might’ve secured the division crown in Week 17 however as a substitute fell right into a 20-0 deficit versus New Orleans that it could not erase. Maybe most worrisome is that quarterback Baker Mayfield will now seemingly must play by way of an damage to his ribs in opposition to Carolina in what is actually a playoff recreation for a Buccaneers aspect that holds the tiebreaker benefit over 8-8 New Orleans.
“Our factor is we will not beat ourselves,” Bowles stated about what his message to his gamers will likely be for the Panthers recreation, per the Buccaneers’ web site. “We do not care in the event that they had been 14-2. Within the NFL, anyone can beat anyone any given week, and division video games are all the time powerful. Now we have to play our recreation, make much less errors, after which we’ll fear concerning the opponent on Sunday. If we will do this, we can have an opportunity to win.”
As of early Tuesday afternoon, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Buccaneers as five-point favorites in opposition to the Panthers. Bowles might discover himself teaching for his job on the primary Sunday of January contemplating Carolina possesses the league’s worst general file.
