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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered nan play arsenic nan favorites to triumph nan NFC South for nan 5th twelvemonth successful a row, but they are 1 nonaccomplishment from missing retired connected nan playoffs.
Baker Mayfield recovered a spot successful Florida aft being drafted by nan Cleveland Browns and taking a pit extremity pinch nan Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams.
However, pinch their playoff hopes connected nan brink, caput coach Todd Bowles was speedy to constituent nan digit astatine nan personification who has been considered nan savior of this generation's Bucs.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers backmost Baker Mayfield (6) speaks to caput coach Todd Bowles earlier a crippled against nan Atlanta Falcons astatine Raymond James Stadium. (Nathan Ray Seebeck/USA TODAY Sports)
"We’ve sewage to beryllium amended astatine nan backmost position, and we’ve sewage to beryllium amended astatine nan signal-calling position, and we’ve sewage to beryllium amended blocking it," Bowles said aft nan Buccaneers' 20-17 nonaccomplishment to nan Miami Dolphins earlier this week.
After starting 7-5, nan Bucs person mislaid 4 consecutive and request some a triumph against nan aforementioned Panthers and a nonaccomplishment by nan Atlanta Falcons to make nan playoffs arsenic an 8-9 section champion. With a nonaccomplishment connected Saturday, Carolina would triumph nan NFC South.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Baker Mayfield (6) jogs disconnected nan section aft nan first half of an NFL shot crippled against nan Houston Texans connected Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, successful Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Mayfield made nan Pro Bowl successful each of his first 2 seasons pinch Tampa Bay, but this play will beryllium his worst pinch them to date. After throwing for 4,500 yards and 41 touchdowns astatine a 71.4 completion percentage, Mayfield presently has 3,490 yards and 25 touchdowns, while his completion percent has dropped to 62.8%.
Carolina defeated nan Bucs 23-20 2 weeks agone for their first triumph complete Tampa Bay successful much than 3 years. The Panthers person not made nan playoffs since nan 2017 season.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers backmost Baker Mayfield (6) passes against nan San Francisco 49ers during nan 2nd half of an NFL shot crippled successful Tampa, Florida, connected Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Bowles joined nan Bucs arsenic their protect coordinator aft being fired arsenic nan New York Jets' caput coach successful 2018, becoming nan caput coach successful 2022 aft Bruce Arians retired.
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