Todd Bowles is aware of Baker Mayfield needs to be higher at caring for the soccer for the s to win.
The Buccaneers misplaced a heartbreaker, 27-24, towards the s on Sunday Evening Soccer. Whereas the loss stings, the Buccaneers did battle again from trailing the complete evening to tie it up at 24-all late within the fourth quarter. Nonetheless, one of many key sequences within the loss got here when Baker Mayfield threw an interception that Tampa Bay returned for a 67-yard landing after Tampa Bay had simply compelled Caleb Williams' fourth interception on the earlier drive.
It was Mayfield's second pick-six loss this season, and it capped an evening through which the two-time Professional Bowl quarterback threw two interceptions and threw zero touchdowns.
Bowles addressed Mayfield's main error after the sport:
"He had his thoughts made up," mentioned Bowles after the sport. "Most likely ought to have thrown it elsewhere. Clearly, it's simple to say in hindsight, however you realize we don't like turnovers. We've been doing a superb job of not turning it over. We will't flip it over. He is aware of that. He understands that."
Mayfield hasn't turned the ball over since returning over the previous two video games, however these had been additionally video games the place he was requested to throw solely 14 instances. The working sport dominated these two video games, whereas this one required extra of a group effort.
Mayfield threw for 243 passing yards on this one, which is promising, because the Buccaneers at the least confirmed they’ll transfer the ball via the air.
"Like I mentioned, it's going to take all people," mentioned Bowles on the important thing for the Buccaneers to win video games shifting ahead. "We're not going to have the ability to run the ball and win ball video games. We're going to should throw. We're going to should catch it. I assumed we dropped some simple balls early on as effectively that contributed to numerous issues. However we type of chipped our method and acquired ahead our method again into the ball sport. And all people's acquired to contribute.
"I assumed the sector place of particular groups, I assumed they received that," Bowles continued. "He was returning the ball fairly good. They had been beginning with fairly good area place there, in order that was an issue. Protection, we began gradual the primary two sequence. I imply, they acquired 5 turnovers. To their credit score, they got here again and performed. Offense fought again and cashed it in, however we acquired to do extra. We acquired to make much less errors."
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