Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles blasted his players and challenged them to "look in the mirror" after his team blew a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter and lost 29-28 to the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night at Raymond James Stadium.

The Bucs (7-7) lost for the fifth time in six games to fall a half-game behind the Carolina Panthers in the NFC South.

"You don't make excuses," Bowles said in an expletive-laden reaction. "You got to f---ing care enough where the s--- hurts. It's got to f---ing mean something to you. It's more than a job. It's your f---ing livelihood. How well do you know your job? How well can you do your job? You can't sugarcoat that s---."

After the Falcons cut a 14-point deficit to 28-20 on Bijan Robinson 's 6-yard touchdown run with under 10 minut

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