The Tampa Bay Buccaneers couldn’t recapture the same early season magic on Sunday and despite a late game comeback fell to the New England Patriots 28-23.
It was a sloppy game for the Bucs. After an opening drive touchdown, the offense failed to get anything going as third down haunted them once again. Baker Mayfield called out teammates after the game for lacking a killer instinct and challenged them to take pride in their job. The defense allowed four explosive, 50-plus-yard plays, three of them for touchdowns, and failed to disrupt Drake Maye consistently.
The loss left plenty of questions moving forward as the Buccaneers gear up for a road trip to take on the Buffalo Bills, followed by a Monday Night Football matchup against the Rams in Los Angeles.