Following the Buccaneers’ 20–18 loss in Pittsburgh that dropped them to 3–3 on the season, coach Todd Bowles questioned his team’s motivation in a scathing appraisal of the game.
“We didn’t take them lightly, No. 1,” Bowles said in the postgame press conference, per ESPN’s Jenna Laine. “No. 2, I think guys that are living off the Super Bowl are living in a fantasy land. You’ve gotta get your hands dirty and go to work like everybody else. We’ve been working hard, and we’ve gotta work harder. Nobody’s gonna give us anything. Nobody’s gonna feel sorry. We’ve gotta go back as coaches, as players. … The time for talking is over. You either gotta put up or shut up.”
Tampa Bay’s offense struggled for much of the game, particularly in the red zone, where they scored just once in four trips.
