What Bucs HC Todd Bowles had to consider by not going for two | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

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1. Baker was playing lights out. Go for 2. Their run game was good too. Go for the win. Chiefs get all the calls. I can see if they weren't playing good, then go to OT. We will never know. Lol

2. This is really a 50/50 decision. We need to stop acting like not going for it makes you a bad coach. Especially, after the fact.

3. I’m glad you’re not my head coach, Florio.😂

4. I love Mike. I love you Mike but I feel that the point of view you made about Tampa being “surprised” they might not lose vs them having a chance to win is totally disrespectful to Tampa who is a GOOD football team.

5. On the road versus the two time super bowl champions knowing swiftie referees are throwing flags, of course you go for it.

6. Yo gotta go for 2 with the momentum.

7. Florio wrong as usual

8. LOL why would they spike the ball and throw away a down? Florio is so consistently sheesh

9. A good coach wouldn’t have called a timeout and gone for 2. It’s just that simple

10. They shouldve lost in regulation. You dont give time to Mahomes. Gave them two oppturnities with a depleted offense

11. You are taping it together with Cade Otton as your only weapon…. Nvm

12. Two point conversion percentage this year is very low: 31% for the league and 33% for the bucs. Defenses have the advantage this year. I didn’t see the game. Given that statistical low probability of conversion this year, do y’all think Bucs had the Chiefs on the ropes where they stood a better chance than 1 out of 3 odds?

13. If TB takes lead, then KC must go for a FG to win with 3TOs, with no other alternative. Tied game means KC does not need to be aggressive with 30 sec left. Lossing move was calling TO after achieving 1st & Goal with 33sec remaining.

14. The refs weren’t gonna let the Bucs win no matter what lol 🤣

15. bucs fan – we should have never even been that close. this was one of the best team performances i’ve seen in tampa bay in all my life. im truly shocked they didn’t go for 2, but i like the odds if they win the toss they would have drove the field and walked off a TD. you truly hate to see it end like that but its the chiefs. at 4-4 you have nothing to lose. go for 2 and the fans will respect the results more than how this played out.

16. Chiefs would be in 4 down territory with 27 seconds and no timeouts, Bowles had to think about that lol

17. As a Bucs fan, Bucs best chance to win was squandered because of the impotent toilet Bowles. Should have run the clock down, saved the timeout, scored, and then gone for two – simple game management. Bucs have allowed 30 points a game for 5 weeks now so leaving anything in the hands of the defense is losing football, let alone against the Chiefs in Arrowhead. Loser coach leads to losing games. Congrats to the Chiefs, they were clearly the better coached team and deserve the win.

18. Bro ,what is Todd talking about We just drove down the field right before that in the same conditions that doesn't make any sense!!

19. Going for two would only have made sense if they ran down the clock instead of stopping it for the Chiefs’ benefit.

20. If you ask 1000 Buccaneers Fans what to do? The answer for 999 fans would be go for two based on the fact that were playing the Chiefs!

21. Insane they didnt go for 2

22. Mike is completely wrong on this one. I'll tell you why and it's easy. First, he references back to 2018 and the Bills? Hey Mike, was there a guy named Tyreek Hill on that roster?

    Second, the weather was quite wet and for the fg kicker. So different variables. DM is right on this one. No Balls Bowles.

23. Bowles should be fired, Bucs have a good team , Bowles decisions are not good. They should promote the O.C, to the Head Coach.

24. Regardless of what Florio says, you absolutely go for two. You play to win the game.

25. I’m not a big fan for going for two typically unless it’s absolutely necessary, but in this scenario, with the Chiefs D on their heels and looking quite frankly a bit exhausted, going for two was the correct call, regardless of ooutcome.

26. Also, bad clock management. Get to the ball at the 1 instead of calling timeout, run a QB sneak or running play with 15 secs left. If the play gets stuffed, then call timeout. Can’t leave Mahomes time, though they got lucky with it.

27. If Bowles goes for 2 and makes it, he's hailed as a hero. Any other decision and he'll be questioned.

28. The momentum was ALL on the side of OC Liam Coen and Mayfield… yet Bowles made a defensive move by taking the tie and pushing it to OT. Twice now Bowles has played for overtime… taking the ball out of the hands of the Offense. Those are two losses on his shoulders.

29. As a head coach
    The attributes of a good leader is to understand the strengths and weaknesses of your team.

    Failing to recognized the strength of your team at this moment is your offense will cause Todd Bowles to lose more games and his head coaching job.

    Everyone in the Stadium knew the Bucs defense couldn't stop the Chiefs in the second half. Giving that fact was obvious the Chiefs will score if they got the ball back.

    Losing the game by putting the ball in the side of strength of your team was better than the embarrassing performance of the defense in overtime.

30. so bold of you guys thinking KC was going to mess up the coverage again. Bucs were lucky they even scored.

31. Bowles coaches like he had no idea what’s goin on actually

32. McCourty doesn’t even know he’s contradicting himself everyone other sentence, embarrassing analysis by both bc Florio didn’t make a single point