After falling to the New England Patriots a week ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ran into the same wall on Sunday. This time, it was the Buffalo Bills handing them a 44-32 loss, and head coach Todd Bowles was quick to point fingers.

“Not very good. We were playing 7-on-7 football starting from midfield and beyond the entire game,” the head coach said. “That’s tough to do in the NFL … kickoff coverage and field position killed really killed us.”

The special teams unit has been a trouble spot all season, and it reared its head again. Yes, the punt team fell on a loose ball, but that was about the lone positive. A blocked field goal was erased by a flag, and the kickoff coverage leaks continued. For a team trying to stabilize itself, this phase of the game keeps pulling them in the wrong dire

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