Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles launches an expletive-laden rant after his team relinquishes a late lead to lose at home to the Atlanta Falcons.

The loss means that if the Panthers beat the Saints and then the Bucs either the following week or in the final game of the 2025 season, then the Panthers will be division champs. Because of that, and after a quick glance at the NFC South standings, the Panthers are leading the race, clearly.

Following the Bucs’ 29-28 loss to the Atlanta Falcons Thursday night, their second defeat to a team eliminated from contention in five days, coach Todd Bowles unloaded on his club with a profanity-laced assessment that questioned how much some players cared about the way they’re going about their jobs.

Baker Mayfield shouldered the blame for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' loss on Thursday night after his fourth-quarter interception helped interception midway through the fourth quarter helped the Atlanta Falcons complete their comeback.

The Bucs talk about having a 24-hour rule, the idea being that you don't celebrate a win or dwell on a loss for more than a day before you move on and focus on the next game. A Thursday loss means the Bucs have three extra days before they play again and can get rid of the bitter taste of defeat.

The Panthers could clinch the NFC South with a win over the Saints in New Orleans on Sunday and by beating the Bucs in Charlotte on Dec. 21. On the other hand, the Bucs could maintain their dominance in the division by beating the Panthers twice in the next three weeks.

Having lost five of their last six games to fall out of first place in the NFC South, frustration is mounting for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Bucaneers fans who aren't sick of watching football as a result of Thursday night's collapse will be interested in what happens in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome this Sunday.

Todd Bowles’ message after watching the Bucs blow a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead to lose to the Falcons offered more frustration on Friday but less fury. Despite losing back-to-back games to division bottom-feeders New Orleans and Atlanta,