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Todd Bowles says Bucs' 'inexcusable' loss falls on players

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles blasted his players and challenged them to "look in the mirror" after his team blew a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter and lost 29-28 to the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night at Raymond James Stadium.

The Buccaneers (7-7) lost for the fifth time in six games to fall a half-game behind the Carolina Panthers (7-6) in the NFC South.

"You don't make excuses," Bowles said in an expletive-laden reaction. "You got to f---ing care enough where the s--- hurts. It's got to f---ing mean something to you.