Bowles defends Buccaneers not going for two

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterNov 5, 2024, 03:43 AM ET

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles defended his decision to kick an extra point and not try a two-point conversion after his team scored a touchdown with 30 seconds remaining in regulation in Monday night’s eventual 30-24 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

“We wanted to get into overtime with the

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Mayfield, Bucs looking to navigate ‘critical game’ vs. Chiefs without Godwin, Evans

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterNov 4, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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TAMPA, Fla. — If there’s ever a time when the mettle of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield will be tested, it is now. Over the last two seasons, the 29-year-old former No. 1 pick has created one of the NFL’s best redemption arcs in recent memory.

Mayfield found himself a home in Tampa, led the

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‘Wanna feel old?’: Ryan Fitzpatrick reflects on his son’s 2014 viral moment

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterOct 31, 2024, 09:33 PM ET

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In advance of Ryan Fitzpatrick returning to Houston for “Thursday Night Football” between the New York Jets and the Houston Texans, on Wednesday the Texans posted a video of Fitzpatrick on X with his son Brady during a postgame news conference from 2014.

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