Todd Bowles offered an explanation for kicking a PAT instead of going for two after the Bucs' late touchdown.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell to 4-5 on Monday night after losing a hard-fought battle in the rain against the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime, 30–24."Very minor," said Bowles when asked how much thought he gave toward going for two. "We wanted to get to overtime. With the wet conditions on the field we felt we needed to get to overtime. We had our shots, we lost the game."
Video: Todd Bowles said he gave “very minor” thought to going for two after the late touchdown. Cited wet field conditions, thought they could win in overtime.When asked if analytics played a role in his decision not to keep the offense on the field, Bowles indicated it did not. It's certainly an interesting excuse from Bowles, considering the Buccaneers had just driven down the field for a touchdown on that very same wet field. Going for two would have given Tampa Bay a 25–24 lead, but Bowles opted to deploy the kicking unit and go for the tie.
The Buccaneers did not get the ball back after that decision. Despite fending off a Chiefs drive in regulation, Kansas City won the overtime coin toss and scored a game-winning touchdown on the first drive of the extra period.Karl Rasmussen is a staff writer for the Breaking and Trending News team for Sports Illustrated. A University of Oregon alum who joined SI in February 2023, his work has appeared on 12up and ClutchPoints. Rasmussen is a loyal Tottenham, Jets, Yankees and Ducks fan.
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