gimmesix
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I don't quite understand some using the turnover differential to say Tampa Bay should have beaten us. Yes, on the surface a 4-1 ratio in a six-point loss might look that way, but the Bucs really only had two turnovers. The Hail Mary at the end of the half is a desperation pass that's usually is knocked down while the pass at the end of the game came on fourth down and also was a desperation throw that we didn't have to intercept.
To say the Bucs would have won without that turnover difference is very shortsighted by those making the argument. We capitalized on the Bucs' two turnovers that mattered and kept them from capitalizing on our one, but we also should have scored a touchdown on the throw to Dunbar that was called back by holding and Dan Bailey usually doesn't miss two FGs in a game (the 56-yarder, yes, but not the 52-yarder).
The argument could easily be made that we should have beaten the Bucs worse that we did. That a few plays here and there (especially penalties) kept us from dominating ... and we didn't let our mistakes, like the silly penalty after Elliott's TD, beat us.
To say the Bucs would have won without that turnover difference is very shortsighted by those making the argument. We capitalized on the Bucs' two turnovers that mattered and kept them from capitalizing on our one, but we also should have scored a touchdown on the throw to Dunbar that was called back by holding and Dan Bailey usually doesn't miss two FGs in a game (the 56-yarder, yes, but not the 52-yarder).
The argument could easily be made that we should have beaten the Bucs worse that we did. That a few plays here and there (especially penalties) kept us from dominating ... and we didn't let our mistakes, like the silly penalty after Elliott's TD, beat us.
