Chiefs 27, Buccaneers 24
November 29th, 2020
Timeout! The Bucs weren’t supposed to play badly when the sun is shining.
What the heck was with that start today? Trailing 17-0 after the first quarter? The Chiefs are damn good but they’re not that good.
Oh, well, the Bucs are now 7-5 with a very welcome and needed bye week up next.
Yeah, the men in pewter made a great game of it today after the ugly start, but the Chargers, Raiders and Panthers played as well against Kansas City. So Joe isn’t doing cartwheels about a close loss and a moral victory in the final 45 minutes.
The sad reality is the Bucs came out looking exactly like they did last week — like a team only good enough to make the playoffs and get knocked out hard in the first round.
Joe will tip a cap to everyone on the Bucs defense not named Carlton Davis. The Bucs made a lot of strong stops but the offense squandered too many away. The Chiefs even punted three times in the first three quarters. That’s rare. Plus another Chiefs punt came midway through the fourth quarter with the game still not decided.
Unfortunately, Tom Brady was nowhere good enough, despite the big passing numbers, three touchdowns and 345 yards. His two picks were crushing.
The Bucs are now 2-5 against good football teams this season. (Joe’s including the Bears until they lose later tonight). That’s troubling, but the optimist in Joe says the Bucs just went toe-to-toe with two top-flight teams and came up a play or two short.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:28 pm
Bucs DBs suck
November 29th, 2020 at 7:28 pm
To many mistakes..
November 29th, 2020 at 7:29 pm
Arians sucks
November 29th, 2020 at 7:29 pm
Blew it.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:29 pm
Bowles is a piece of garbage cowardly coach. 3rd and 7, game on the line, he just sticks with his soft zone that has literally never worked. Pu$$y.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Tyreke Hill was allowed to beat us. Plain and simple.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Coaching and play calling lost this game.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Very disappointing
November 29th, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Bowles is a cowardly piece of trash.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Bucs aren’t in the same area code as the Chiefs. Tear this garbage down and start over.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Blame the coaching … Brady is not a QB to throw 30 times a damn game and Arians needs to use the freaking run game … Brady had the big pass to Godwin then he’s gonna throw another big pass … run the ball to set up the damn pass
November 29th, 2020 at 7:30 pm
If Bucs make playoffs, it will be a miracle
BA and Leftwich suck canal water.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Bucs are excellent. They didn’t want to give away their game plan for beating the chiefs in the super bowl.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Offense has too many pieces. Does seem to be a real identity or rhythm.
The offense since AB has been wildly inconsistent
November 29th, 2020 at 7:31 pm
Are we still going to get the 100 stories about how evil it is to throw deep or can we put that to rest for a week? Oh right, I know the answer already, get the copy and paste clipboard ready.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:31 pm
Time for the GLAZERS to FIRE BA and BL now
November 29th, 2020 at 7:31 pm
Why did they go turtle at the end of the first??
November 29th, 2020 at 7:31 pm
I can’t wait to see a 60 minute effort against a good team. They better bring it for the next 4 plus games
November 29th, 2020 at 7:31 pm
Toilet really screwed that game over.
How do you put Davis on Hill? Ever??? Ever!
Should be embarrassed.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:31 pm
Awful draft choices our GM has made in secondary. Lousy evaluator of talent.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:31 pm
Another terrible start doomed them. Why can’t we start on time on either side of the ball lately. This bye is at a perfect time.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:31 pm
Just good enough to lose.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:32 pm
We have to get rid of the 3 so called DB’s ( Bunting, Davis & Dean) too SOFT!!!
November 29th, 2020 at 7:32 pm
Game on the line, 3rd and 7, game is over if you don’t get a stop, and Bowles goes to a soft zone. Just a garbage, cowardly coach. No wonder even the Jets didn’t want him.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:32 pm
Dink and dunk worked when they eventually tried it – the offense osnt the problem here.
The secondary. GD that secondary.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:32 pm
Rams just got beat by the niners.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:32 pm
Mismatched
Mismanaged
Miscoached
November 29th, 2020 at 7:32 pm
Oh, and lest we forget…more idiotic play calling in the first half.
Praise Jesus for whoever decided to stopping playing Chukkah in the second half.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:32 pm
Until we stop the air raid attack and play smart football this will be the outcome.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:32 pm
Well it is $h!t talking time. At least the Bucs are 7-5!
November 29th, 2020 at 7:32 pm
@Swanee22 – dude it’s the chiefs. They are the best offense in the NFL. They are going to get their points.
We needed 30 prob 35 to win this game
November 29th, 2020 at 7:33 pm
Spent to much money on offense and on secondary
November 29th, 2020 at 7:33 pm
And we need to get healthy on both lines – that’s absolutely vital. Truth is, the season may have been lost with Vita going down.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:33 pm
We need to feed ROJO!!!!
November 29th, 2020 at 7:33 pm
Our secondary sucks and Leftwich is inept as an OC. Brady played his heart out
November 29th, 2020 at 7:33 pm
A+++ talent on offense coached by a pee wee football coaching staff
November 29th, 2020 at 7:33 pm
When the Bucs actually show up in the 1st quarter we win, today it didn’t happen. Mahomes is amazing any other quarterback and we win today.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:33 pm
The defense made adjustments after it was seventeen nothing. Great, only gave up ten points. Why didn’t they make those adjustments after the first TD?
November 29th, 2020 at 7:34 pm
Mahomes could have thrown it with his left hand and still wouldn’t be stopped by the DB’s.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:34 pm
So the gameplan to stop chiefs is to jump short passes, but against the rams and saints the goal was to stop deep passes. Seems a little backwards.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:34 pm
Thank God for the bye week.
At least they can’t lose that one, although it might be close.
My advice, when TB12 looks more like JayMiss than the GOAT, it’s time to burn this MF’er down and start again.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:35 pm
“The sad reality is the Bucs came out looking exactly like they did last week — like a team only good enough to make the playoffs and get knocked out hard in the first round.”
Wrong. They do not look like a playoff team at all. You don’t lose 3 of your last 4 in similar ways every week. Let’s see if BA comes out again and says he understand the slow start, the sluggish offense in the first half, etc.
Losers.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:35 pm
We are not a playoff team. Brady threw 2 more gut wrenching, game costing picks. Competitive final score but close is for losers which is what we seem to do best. Pissed off again. Another crappy season of under performing. With our talent, we shouldn’t be losing all these pivotal games. Should have drafted a quarterback and now when Brady retires, we have nothing and don’t call the turnover machine. Now Brady giving the ball away
November 29th, 2020 at 7:36 pm
Bucs have a chance to go 11-5. Win these last 4 and get some juice heading into playoffs. Bye is coming at the right time. There won’t be home field advantage in the post season, except maybe the weather. Would like to see some changes in offensive philosophy coming out of bye. Let’s go run heavy, short passing game and play action. The long ball just ain’t working. Gonna be exciting end to season. I sure as hell ain’t giving up.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:36 pm
Pathetic losers
November 29th, 2020 at 7:36 pm
Bucs don’t beat good teams. That’s an just the way it is. As currently constructed and coached the playoffs are a pipe dream.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:36 pm
Hey guys, it was close, and moral victories count too!
November 29th, 2020 at 7:36 pm
A lot of DBs “suck” against the Chiefs. Horrible match up for Davis & Co. but they played hard on a short week with zero ability to rotate upfront.
This loss is on our ancient offensive scheme and subpar execution.
Bruce and Byron should have had a better plan to take some pressure off the defense.
You can’t allow the Chiefs to put up 17 unanswered points on you and expect to win.
All the talent on this offense and it’s not being used correctly.
Brady deserves blame too.
This team fights, but it’s just not that good to beat the Chiefs, Saints, Steelers, etc…
November 29th, 2020 at 7:36 pm
Good heart in the second half but send in the clowns, send in all the haters, and bring back the trolls!!! Then silence them… Use this as a spring board!!! GO BUCS!!! LETS FINISH STRONG AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS!
November 29th, 2020 at 7:36 pm
Why is anyone upset? The Bucs are a slightly above average team.
We all know that.
They were never going to beat KC. They need to win the last four to make the playoffs and they have a good chance.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:36 pm
I got a problem with this offense. They did seem to figure it out and mount a comeback. But if that was just a mirage and we dont see this offense consistently start moving the ball we are in trouble. It cant take an entire half to figure out how to pick up a first down.
Its the offenses fault we are down by 2-3 TDs every first half. Same story every week. We put up zero on the scoreboard and incapable of getting first downs.
Maybe the offense finally figured it out today and can start putting together 60 minute efforts. Ill belive it when I see it. Til then our offense is not good enough to win a big game.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:36 pm
@colonel
Stfu. They won’t beat Atlanta twice. We can’t stop a good offense and guess what genius? Atlanta has a good offense.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:37 pm
Our mistake is stopping the run and forcing teams to throw…..at least if they are able to run….it takes time to score…..
Also….a couple of DPIs from Davis would have stopped Hill’s YAC….
November 29th, 2020 at 7:37 pm
Why are we not using RoJo more WHY? WHY? WHY?
November 29th, 2020 at 7:37 pm
Again. The coaching on the Bucs sucked. Not prepared for the speed. Nothing on offense until it was too late to actually win. The Rams were beaten by the 49ers with 13 players on Covid protocol. Meaning they played third and fourth string. I guess their GM is much much better than our Forrest Gump.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:37 pm
Yall are still the stupidest fanbase in the history of sports. Hard to defend when they’re on the field every play of the first half. GUESS WHAT MORONS? IF THE OFFENSE CANT STAY ON THE FIELD FOR MORE THAN 4 PLAYS A DRIVE…wait for it…..THE DEFENSE GET TIRED!! Yall are so ignorant. Can’t blame the great white savior in Tom brady for anything right? He was awful. BYRON is awful. #freeronaldjones #underutilizedtop3back #BENCHFOURNETTE
November 29th, 2020 at 7:37 pm
Ever since AB came aboard, the offense has looked disjointed and inefficient.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:37 pm
Rod (Nostradamus) Munch,
I thought you said we’d have to score 40 to win today?
November 29th, 2020 at 7:38 pm
@jimmyjack
This team has been in trouble and has been for weeks.
This team is not playoff worthy. And we better hope not so we don’t get embarrassed in the playoffs. We’ve had enough embarrassment for one year.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:38 pm
Wasn’t expecting the defense to contain them at all but dam our offense sucked. All this talent and we can’t score when it counts. Come on Bucs
November 29th, 2020 at 7:38 pm
SlyPirate we shall see about that. The Bucs got four losing teams left to play. Quite a few chances to proove we are bad and not average.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:40 pm
Davis needs to take those damn gold teeth out he’s a joke right now
November 29th, 2020 at 7:40 pm
Moral victories are for losers.
Arians is driving the golf cart over a cliff.
This team is trash.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:41 pm
Hill is going to beat us again in the bye week.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:41 pm
There were two surprises today. 1. They found themselves down three scores in the first quarter yet again. 2. They got back to within one score.
Not suprised: They lost another critical game. 7-5 baby. MIN, CHI, and SF knocking on the door for the wildcard spots. All three spots could come down to the last week, so it looks. One bright spot. The Bucs still can’t play at home and they should save their fans waste of ticket money.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:41 pm
Davis was our best option against Hill and Hill was too much. Humbling…. The D became inspired too late. The coaching to prepare the team is ?
November 29th, 2020 at 7:42 pm
I am Sad and Jacob Eason is in Indianapolis while Jalen Hurts is in Philadelphia but Trash 🗑 LICHT got us KeShawn Vaughn NICE JOB! the worst GM and needs to lose weight also
November 29th, 2020 at 7:42 pm
Of Course that is true. But the Bucs did pull it together and the offense did play a great 2nd half.
Its hard to say todays second half was a sign of good things to come. It is easier to score against prevent defenses and we were literally fooled into thinking great second halves were a sign for the last 5 tears with Winston.
Alls I can say is we will see next week. Theres plenty of time to get this offense clicking on all cylinders.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:43 pm
Of course:
STFU? Dude I’d smash your fackin’ face if you had the balls to say that in person. You must be used to losing, Bucs are 7-5, 4 games left vs at best average teams. Bucs will win 3 of those. Just get in the dance and take it from there. But it’s easier to cry like a little defeatist b!tch that you are.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:43 pm
As usual BA was outcoached. Will someone please explain to me the reason BA keep taking RoJo out the game. Feed him the ball and he’s sure to break a long one contrary to toe tapping 1 yd or less Fournette. Does BA n BL realize RoJo can be a game changer. I’m not big on ME. He’s too fragile and should catch some of the balls that touch his hand. Gronk is a sure handed reliable player. On the the first int they should’ve called a run play instead of pass. BA is lost in space. We had no one who could’ve covered Hill with the passive pass rush we had on display today.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:43 pm
Colonel, sorry, but they way this team is playing, they will split with the Falcons if they are lucky, and they will likely lose one of MIN or DET. And I’ll say this…if they come off a buy week after losing 3 of 4 in the same embarassing way, and lose to MIN…they don’t deserve to be in the playoffs.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:45 pm
I did feel bad for Davis. He is a lot better then thise 3 TDs. Getting destroyed as a CB is unfortunately part if the games. Happens to sll of em.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:45 pm
Colonel…STFU on your threat comments.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:46 pm
Well if the Bucs win the next game. The fans will jump on the superbowl bandwagon again. I think the two games against the Saints and this game which the Chiefs D let up after up 17th in the 4th says it all. But this fanbase will never get it still stuck on believing they will raise the SB trophy this year is unbelievable to me.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:47 pm
Through all these comments about the DB’s and coaches nobody mentioned the QB. Didn’t the QB throw two picks that could have been at least six points? Or did everybody else miss that?
November 29th, 2020 at 7:47 pm
We almost beat the best team in the league and we were not playing at our best. I liked what I saw especially in the second half.
Coaching was abysmal. Y’all better not come for Brady cause he played damn good and the O-line played attrocious.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:49 pm
You know the funny thing about playoffs is we’re the 6th seed. The Cardinals who have thee 7th seed lost today. So be quiet about us not making the playoffs. We’re in very good shape.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:49 pm
This Bucs team just went toe to toe with a team that has lost exactly once in an entire calendar year. This board is full of a bunch of terrible fans. Good job to the Bucs for playing hard, good job for Bowles to make adjustments in 2nd quarter. Keep figuring it out and getting better. Go Bucs, can not wait to see you in the playoffs again.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:50 pm
The Chiefs stumbled to victory. They lost interest after putting up a quick 17, F’d around the rest of the game, yet them winning was never really in doubt.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:52 pm
This is still the best bucs team we’ve seen in a long time, and it’s setup to be the most successful season since we had Josh Freeman under centre. We’re not going to win the Super Bowl but only idiots thought that we were. Enjoy the ride.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:53 pm
I actually picked us to win today and we should have. If we come away with 7 instead of 3 the first drive of the second half, if Brady doesn’t throw 2 stupid picks, if we have an offensive game plan the first half that mimicked the play calling of the second half, and if the D shows up before they have a 17-0 lead.
We have a good team but we find a multitude of ways to lose. The roughing call against JPP was ridiculous. His arm was up to block the throw and he barely touches Mahomes helmet. Bush league call that hurt us time wise.
November 29th, 2020 at 7:59 pm
The Brady pics came because he and the team failed to pick up the pressure KC brought on the plays. This is how you beat the Bucs offense (when they don’t beat themselves). Just bring pressure and they’ll melt down.
Fix this issue, and keep the playcalling smarter (as it was mostly as the game wore on) and the offense will roll.
November 29th, 2020 at 8:03 pm
UK….I held out hope we could win a Title this year. Heck, its sports. Anything can happen.
Most of that hope pretty much died against the Saints. But still ya never know.
My goal that I always had was that Bradys 2nd year was the more realistic time to see us make a huge title run. And really it might take 3 if Bradys got 3 in him………And you see this scenario play out over history. Rarely do you see a team get built and win in year 1. It usually takes a team thats never been to the playoffs to get into the playoffs and take a loss to figure out what it takes. Its a different intensity in the playoffs. It looks likely we take a bad loss this year then come back next year hungry to get further. Thats usually how it plays out.
November 29th, 2020 at 8:07 pm
We gotta play with that playoff intensity. This team dont know how to do it. We never been there.
Let em figure it out guys and dont wet your pants. Jeez have fun and enjoy the ride and lets see how good we can get. We hadent even got to the playoffs yet and yall are calking for the Coaching staffs heads? Seriously what is wrong with some of yall?
November 29th, 2020 at 8:10 pm
@colonel
6’4 240.
Bring it big boy. You won’t smash anything. I’ll smash you and then take your girl.
Your stupidity will make it easy.
November 29th, 2020 at 8:11 pm
No they didn’t go toe to toe, the Rams and Chiefs took their foot off the gas and the Bucs necks!
November 29th, 2020 at 8:13 pm
Ooooh chick fight!!!
November 29th, 2020 at 8:17 pm
Being down 3 scores in the 1st quarter was a surprise?
They should be used to it by now
November 29th, 2020 at 8:18 pm
Romo absolutely and rightly lit-up BAs game plan all afternoon long. It was a painful broadcast to listen too b/c of how spot on his assessment was. BA and his merry band of sycophants may want to turn the volume up and do some soul searching during the off-week.
November 29th, 2020 at 8:20 pm
Secondary is HORRIBLE!!!!!
This team is a poser, not nearly good enough to be in the SB discussion
Brady is toast with this OLine
November 29th, 2020 at 8:22 pm
Of Course
Probably 5’4 240. You might smash a cake or a rack of ribs…maybe a pumpkin.
November 29th, 2020 at 8:25 pm
Roy T, you ain’t gotta to apologize dude. Losing is a real d!ck punch, we all hate it. I think we’ll get the Vikes, we should be able to stop their run game and Cousins ain’t no Mahomes or Brees. Lions should have UHauls backed up to their stadium and I can see a split with Falcons. 10-6 gets us in and then anything can happen with the most experienced playoff QB under center. But Arians/Leftwich need to cater this offense to what TB does best, and that’s dink and dunk and go deep off the play action. Need to go run heavy, 3 tight end sets. Let’s hope our coaches can self scout and adjust, nothing worse than coaches who refuse to adapt to player’s strength. I’m just glad to be playing meaningful games in December.
November 29th, 2020 at 8:28 pm
@bobby
Wanna find out tough guy?
November 29th, 2020 at 8:45 pm
Brady and the secondary were just plain awful for most of that game.
Of course Devin White was invisible again unless you count the tackles he had after he gave up a catch.
November 29th, 2020 at 8:47 pm
The Bucs did not stand a chance against the Chiefs. The Chiefs were manipulating the spread.
November 29th, 2020 at 8:54 pm
Please stop with the toe to toe. We played just good enough to lose. Even if we scored that 1st td because our defense couldn’t even stop the run that last drive when they knew it was coming. They would’ve easily moved in for the game winning field goal. They gave up 500 yards offense, they couldn’t have stopped them if they wanted to.
November 29th, 2020 at 9:27 pm
Once again yall hate to blame Brady for anything but if this was Jamies it would be his fault . Lol lol 😆🤣😂 !!!
November 29th, 2020 at 9:55 pm
Oniel well I dont know who these people are but Brady flat out sucked today. The comeback efforts are fun and and all but you overall suck as a QB if your cant get a first down for an entire half and fall behind by 17……..Throw in a bonheaded pick, 2 overall, and a futile comeback loss and you got an earily similar game to Winston.
Winston never did figure it out and put it together. Lets hope Brady can figure it out.
November 29th, 2020 at 10:09 pm
Man, what a bummer. Brady is almost looking his age and maybe Simms and Ira got it right about that Hill guy? 🙂