Since a 2-0 start to the 2022 NFL season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have hit a rough patch.
On Sunday, the Buccaneers fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 20-18, suffering their third loss in four games. After dropping to 3-3 on the season, head coach Todd Bowles criticized players still living in the glow of the team’s 2020 title, hinting that not everyone is giving their all.
“I think guys who are living off the Super Bowl are living in a fantasy land,” Bowles said. “You gotta get your hands dirty and go to work like everyone else. We’ve been working hard, but we gotta work harder. Nobody is going to give us anything or feel sorry.”
The Steelers were a struggling bunch coming into Sunday’s contest, sitting at just 1-4 on the season. Though not only did they defeat the Buccaneers, they did so behind the arm of backup Mitchell Trubisky, who entered the game in place of an injured Kenny Pickett.
Trubisky finished the day 9-of-12 for 144 yards and a touchdown, helping lead the Steelers to their second win of the 2022 campaign.
Meanwhile, the Buccaneers have some things to figure out, and even Tom Brady knows it.
“I think we’re all playing less than what we’re capable of,” Brady said. “We’ve all got to look at ourselves in the mirror and figure out why.”
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