Well, the three game road trip comes to a crashing, embarrassing thud in New England today as the Bucs got their jocks handed to them by the Patriots, 28-0... and it wasn't even that close.
There are a couple of things you have to do on the road, and which the Bucs have been successful with so far, but did not do today.
- Run the ball. Cadillac Williams 23 yards in 14 carries.
- Protect the quarterback. Simms is sacked seven times.
- Protect the ball. Bucs have fumbled twice, lost one of them.
- Get turnovers. Bucs have dropped an interception, have no turnovers.
- Few penalities. Punt return for a TD called back due to a penalty. Drives killed because of a penalty. Patriots scoring drive kept alive by two 15 yard penalties against the defense.
- Convert third downs. Well, when you have seven sacks, you're not converting third downs.
The Bucs got a reality check and have lost control of their own destiny for the playoffs. A bad loss at a bad time to a good team.
It just goes to show you just how far the Bucs have to go if they want to complete in the playoffs.
That deep thump your heard was the Bucs playoff bandwagon landing smack into reality.
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