The Detroit Lions won against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Several individuals, including Todd Bowles, the Buccaneers' coach, faced criticism for not using their last timeout, which could have given the Buccaneers a chance to get the ball back and attempt a Hail Mary or force the Lions to kick a field goal. Bowles defended his decision, stating that it was pointless to prolong the obvious and that the game was over. The controversy stemmed from the belief that the Bucs could have acted differently to potentially change the outcome of the game.
This is exactly what that Tampa Bay reporter was trying to convey to Todd Bowles last week 🤣🤷🏻♂️ https://t.co/HXZRcYbFeO
How big a blunder was it for Todd Bowles to NOT use his timeout at the end of Tampa's loss Sunday in Detroit? Now on @undisputed
Analysis: No excuse for Bucs' Bowles forgoing final timeout after Lions snapped the ball too early https://t.co/taC5J314JS
Todd Bowles clearly erred when he failed to use his final timeout against the Lions. But he also almost galaxy-brained his way into a savvy move to give his team a fighting chance.
Bucs coach Todd Bowles explains his reasoning for not using his final timeout against the Lions https://t.co/g1n1wh0Vjl
Todd Bowles had an awkward explanation for why the Buccaneers didn’t call their final timeout vs. Lions https://t.co/v8W662Ey4N
I think Bowles was a low key genius not taking that timeout. That decision cost his team about .000001 wins, but it created a big enough PR distraction from analyzing his other decisions throughout the year which probably cost them 2.
𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: #Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles says there was “no sense in prolonging the obvious” when asked about why he didn’t use a timeout at the end of the game against the #Lions, he told reporters. The Bucs drew a lot of criticism for not using their last timeout, which… https://t.co/cyDWxWM2HF
Todd Bowles on why he didn’t use his final timeout: No sense in prolonging the obvious. https://t.co/S8tkooq81g
WHY Did Todd Bowles Refuse To Call A Timeout That Could Have Given The Bucs The Ball Back Down One Score With 30 Seconds Left? https://t.co/NmQFTU7qlL https://t.co/JhsZl97uQf
Todd Bowles explaining his odd choice not to use his final timeout last night to give the Bucs one final (albeit incredibly longshot) chance. 👇 https://t.co/45hQhKMAWs
Bowles on not using his last timeout: "They were in field-goal range. We would've had 12 seconds calculated after using that timeout to come back from it, then we would've been down 11 points. It's kind of pointless. You kind of know when the game is over."
Bowles on not using final time out vs. Lions: "Kind of pointless. You kind of know when the game is over. The game was over." I asked if there's a gentleman's agreement not to take one if you haven't on first two downs, and he said no, just thought the game was over.
Bowles was asked about not taking his final time out as Lions took a knee early in victory formation, leaving some clock. He said they were in field-goal range, figured they'd have about 12 seconds down 11, just felt like the game was over.
Buccaneers fall short of ultimate goal, but Todd Bowles’ team is on right path ⤵️ https://t.co/Vj3OJkcBlI
Did Todd Bowles give up on the Bucs too early? 👀 https://t.co/oM26WVr11p
Why Buccaneers didn’t use timeout with chance to get ball back at end of Lions loss https://t.co/qPsfRuZlJD https://t.co/tC8xk7Vq6q
The Lions snapped the ball early on yesterday’s final play, meaning the Bucs had a shot to get the ball back after a possible Lions FG attempt 👀 Tampa didn’t call a TO to force the issue and the clock ran out ⏰ https://t.co/kmubok8sd6
Why did Todd Bowles end the game with a timeout in his pocket in a one-score game? If he called TO after third down ad Goff's third kneel down, about 28 seconds would have been on clock with ball at Bucs 30. That would have forced Dan Campbell to make a decision: kick FG, punt or…
The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced the TV graphic was wrong and the Bucs had used up their final timeout. It just seems unlikely that both teams could have acted that irrationally. https://t.co/1eFHT4Aqe5
Bowles didn’t take his last timeout after #Lions took quick early knees. Would’ve forced FG with 36 sec left.
Hello, one of the committee members checking in, am i crazy/bad at math or could the Bucs have forced the Lions to kick the ball back to them with about 30 seconds left? And they just, didnt take the timeout? I'll hang up and listen
Congratulations to the Lions! Also, I am absolutely baffled that Todd Bowles never used his last timeout...especially when the Lions were snapping the ball with plenty of time on the clock. The Bucs absolutely could have gotten the ball back and tried a Hail Mary.
(Why didn't the Bucs use their last TO and force Lions to kick a FG or give them the ball back?)
Why did the Bucs not call a timeout with 30 seconds left and make them kick the FG?
The Lions just want this more than the Bucs do.