{"id":83092,"date":"2025-12-28T23:36:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T23:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/83092\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T23:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T23:36:14","slug":"where-todd-bowles-stands-with-buccaneers-as-season-spirals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/83092\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Todd Bowles stands with Buccaneers as season spirals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even with his Buccaneers below .500, head coach Todd Bowles doesn\u2019t appear to be going anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s according to a new report Sunday from NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport, who suggested the fourth-year coach will remain in his post even after a brutal slide that saw his team drop from 6-2 to 7-9, citing his past success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTodd Bowles received a three-year contract extension before the season. He is under contract through 2028,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\/status\/2005299052800356772\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rapoport said<\/a> before Tampa Bay\u2019s loss to the Dolphins on Sunday. \u201cThey\u2019ve won three straight division titles and still have a possibility of winning their fourth. Does that, [Rich], sound like someone who should be in trouble? I would say certainly not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38040093\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tampa-bay-buccaneers-head-coach-117955303.jpg\" alt=\"Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles\" class=\"wp-image-38040093\"  \/>Todd Bowles and the Buccaneers enter their final game of the regular season at 7-9. AP<\/p>\n<p>The Buccaneers\u2019 former defensive coordinator, Bowles was elevated to head coach ahead of the 2022 season after Bruce Arians transitioned to a consultant role within the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Buccaneers have won four straight NFC South titles since 2021 \u2014 three consecutive under Bowles \u2014 questions about the 62-year-old coach\u2019s future <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/12\/sports\/todd-bowles-threw-buccaneers-players-under-the-bus-after-falcons-loss\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">percolated in the second half of the season<\/a>, when the team lost seven of eight games following an early November bye.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/12\/sports\/todd-bowles-threw-buccaneers-players-under-the-bus-after-falcons-loss\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bowles then erupted on the team<\/a> earlier this month following a narrow 29-28 loss to the division rival Falcons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou got to f\u2013king care enough where the s\u2013t hurts,\u201d he said. \u201cYou got to f\u2013king care enough where the s\u2013t hurts. It got to f\u2013king mean something to you. It\u2019s more than a job, it\u2019s your f\u2013king livelihood. How well do you know your job? How well can you do your job? You can\u2019t sugarcoat that s\u2013t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38040095\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/29-28-end-game-raymond-117193268.jpg\" alt=\"Todd Bowles walks off the field following a loss to the Falcons in December 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-38040095\"  \/>Todd Bowles walks off the field following a loss to the Falcons in December 2025. ZUMAPRESS.com<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay trailed Carolina in the division entering Sunday\u2019s 1 p.m. slate of games.<\/p>\n<p>With both teams now closing out Week 17 with losses, all eyes will be on next weekend\u2019s season finale in Tampa, where the rivals will battle it out with the NFC South on the line. The loser will miss the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina last won the division title in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even with his Buccaneers below .500, head coach Todd Bowles doesn\u2019t appear to be going anywhere. 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