In a tight race in the NFC South, any loss could be detrimental to the Buccaneers’ season and playoff hopes.

Thursday’s defeat to the rival Falcons seemed like an extra gut punch, and it sure appeared like head coach Todd Bowles felt it that way.

Tampa Bay fell in a 29-28 heartbreaker on a last-second field goal, and when Bowles was asked in his postgame press conference about how he addresses his team in the locker room after a game like that, he made sure to say that he relayed that the loss was “inexcusable.”

Todd Bowles: not happy. pic.twitter.com/GB4cQOjLHl — NFL Spotlight with Ari Meirov (@NFL__Spotlight) December 12, 2025

That and some other choice words.

“It’s inexcusable, you don’t make excuses,” Bowles responded. You gotta f–king care enough where the s–t hurts. You gotta

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