Night Talk From Todd Bowles
November 26th, 2025
The Bucs are on a 2-8 run when playing at night under Todd Bowles.
That includes last season’s home playoff loss.
Is that a coincidence?
Joe’s written many times about being a non-believer in football coincidences, especially trends that involve the same coach or player.
For example, Joe believes there’s no coincidence in Todd Bowles teams starting four seasons in a row with a 2-0 record. Bowles knows how to get a team ready for opening day.
Joe also believes there’s no coincidence in all four of those Bowles teams taking a major midseason nosedive. In addition, those teams righted the ship late in the season.
Something is real when it comes to these Bowles patterns.
Another Bowles thing is losing in night games. Bowles has been asked about it many times and says he thinks it’s just poor and not the way the team prepares itself.
The head coach put his foot down on that topic again yesterday on the Bucccaneers Radio Network.
“I don’t think it’s prime time. I just think it’s mistakes,” Bowles said. “I really do think it’s mistakes because we’ve played — the first two weeks of the season we were in prime time. We won both of those games. So, it’s just the mistakes that we gotta clean up. Everybody else has to do their job better — coaches, players, everyone around and then we gotta detail our work.”
For the record, Bowles was mistaken. The Bucs did not play their first two games of the season at night. They opened the 2025 campaign at Atlanta in 1 o’clock game.
Joe thinks as long as the Bucs don’t realize they have some sort of systemic problem with night games, then their record when the sun sets is unlikely to improve.
November 26th, 2025 at 7:10 am
the mistake that needs to be cleaned up is the one sitting in the head coach’s office…
November 26th, 2025 at 7:16 am
Usually better teams, better coaches on primetime. Something that Bowles will always struggle with for the most part, IMHO.
November 26th, 2025 at 7:27 am
Sunday night games just need to go away. MNF only
November 26th, 2025 at 7:33 am
So sick of this guy and his excuses.
If over four years, your players consistently make “mistakes” and have “communication” issues then the problem isnt them its the scheme/coaching.
Please let the Bowles era end and lets move on!
November 26th, 2025 at 7:36 am
Joe in Michigan Says:
November 26th, 2025 at 7:16 am
Usually better teams, better coaches on primetime. Something that Bowles will always struggle with for the most part, IMHO.
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EXACTLY!
Bowles cannot beat good teams
November 26th, 2025 at 7:42 am
We are 2-0 in prime time games that kickoff at 6:30pm in February.
Of course that only happens every 20 years or so…….
November 26th, 2025 at 7:43 am
The negativity and ugliness of the posters here is why I want to kill myself
November 26th, 2025 at 7:44 am
Waiting to see if we win the division or are one and done in the playoffs. I like Todd but it may be time.
November 26th, 2025 at 7:46 am
selection bias here… night games are usually matchups against good teams, so of course you’d expect a worse record in those.
And when everyone looked at the schedule at the beginning of the year, these 4 most recent losses looked to be very tough games to win.
Now if they lose to the Cardinals, THAT would be proof of something.
November 26th, 2025 at 7:55 am
Looking ahead at the remaining schedule…of course there’s one last night game…a Thursday nighter vs the Falcons. I’m pretty sure it’s a creamsicle uniform game also ( which I like but don’t fully “trust” ). The Kirk Cousins Rehab Tour will be in full effect. He’ll likely torch the Bucs and either earn one last payday elsewhere or the Falcons could actually keep him another season or so as Penix and his wobbly knees look shot. The NFC South ShatShow starts now…1/2 dozen games left in the race to the bottom. Oh…and the list of teams the Bucs could play if they back into another title? Seattle, San Francisco, Green Bay or Detroit. Yelp.
November 26th, 2025 at 7:57 am
I don’t even listen to him (Bowels) anymore
It appears he is trying to eat his way out of his HC job or filling up on the way out.
November 26th, 2025 at 7:58 am
Coach Bowles — a legend in his own mind…
November 26th, 2025 at 8:10 am
nawl thats BS….
the teams sleep walks in primetime games…
no sense of urgency…no fire
GO BUCS!!!!
November 26th, 2025 at 8:10 am
the teams sleep walks in primetime games…
no sense of urgency…no fire
GO BUCS!!!!
November 26th, 2025 at 8:18 am
Bowles is a loser in any division but the NFC South. His excuses must flow down to his players. Time to dump him and possibly Jason for never getting an edge rusher. This off season needs to be a true rebuild. Too many starters that are not getting it done.
November 26th, 2025 at 8:19 am
Bucs are (15-16) on Monday night games, (9-17) on Sunday night games and
(5-11) on Thursday night games. I didn’t look up playoffs games. (29-44) overall.