NFL Power Rankings, Week 10: Rams face plenty of pressure following bye week
By Dan Parzych
26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (26)
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers received numerous of key opportunities to pull off what would have been a huge win on the road over the Seattle Seahawks, but unfortunately came up short after falling in overtime.
Since pulling off an epic win on the road towards the end of September against the Los Angeles Rams, the Buccaneers have lost four games in a row to drop their record to 2-6 on the season.
And if this doesn’t seem frustrating enough for Tampa Bay, it should also be noted that three of the four losses have come by single-digits, showing just how much the Buccaneers have struggled to close out games.
Putting all of the blame on Jameis Winston for Sunday’s loss in Seattle would clearly seem unfair since Tampa Bay’s defense didn’t exactly do the best job in coming through on their end, but also that one turnover towards the end of the game ended up being costly.
Whether Winston deserves to be the Buccaneers quarterback of the future has been one of the most popular topics of discussion over the last month or so, as it’s difficult to determine at times.
Minus the one fumble, Winston actually put together a decent game for Tampa Bay against the Seahawks, but also this unfortunately doesn’t change anything in the win department either.