Call it a bad omen, call it lack of awareness - call it whatever you want. Just six days after getting exposed on Monday Night Football, the Bucs were unable to correct the mistakes they made against the Steelers and they paid for it dearly on Sunday.
A road game on a short week against an elite defense is never a good spot to be in when you play in the NFL and the Bucs were reminded of that against Chicago.
Before the season started, a 2-2 record heading into the bye week would have been deemed a good position to be in when considering the circumstances heading into the season and the team’s extremely difficult opening schedule.