During Tampa Bay’s 20-19 win over the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football, Nick Chubb rushed for a go-ahead 25-yard touchdown with 2:10 remaining.
Due to Antoine Winfield Jr.’s apparent lack of urgency to chase Chubb down as he raced toward the end zone, many speculated that head coach Todd Bowles made the heads-up call to let the Texans score to give his offense another chance with the ball rather than allowing Houston to run out the clock.
Both Winfield Jr. and Bowles spoke to the media after practice Wednesday, and neither did much to dispel the theory.