{"id":876950,"date":"2026-10-10T01:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T01:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/876950\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T01:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T01:42:14","slug":"buccaneers-coach-todd-bowles-suffers-health-scare-after-taking-helmet-to-the-stomach-during-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/876950\/","title":{"rendered":"Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles suffers health scare after taking helmet to the stomach during celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> head coach Todd Bowles had every reason to celebrate after his team pulled off an impressive upset win over the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n

So, when he was seen grimacing in pain on the sideline while down on one knee as the clock wound down on the Bucs\u2019 24-16 win<\/a> Thursday at AT&T Stadium, it was an alarming scene.<\/p>\n

However, it turns out the 62-year-old was in pain because he took a helmet to the stomach during the Buccaneers\u2019 celebration after they intercepted Dak Prescott to help seal the win, according to ESPN.<\/a> Bowles said he will be OK moving forward, according to the report.<\/p>\n

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\"Todd <\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles stands on the sidelines before an NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 8, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

For Bowles, taking a helmet to the stomach may be a small price to pay for the Bucs\u2019 first win of the season. They entered the game as heavy underdogs, going on the road on a short week while starting Jalon Daniels at quarterback, an undrafted rookie making his second career start in relief of Baker Mayfield.<\/p>\n

The Bucs dominated time of possession, holding the ball for more than 39 minutes. They also forced three turnovers (two Prescott interceptions<\/a> and a fumble by KeVontae Turpin on a kickoff return) and outgained the Cowboys by more than 50 yards.<\/p>\n

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\"Todd <\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles stands on the sidelines before an NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 8, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Daniels completed 19 of his 25 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown. Running back Bucky Irving was outstanding in the win, running for 165 yards on 21 carries with a rushing touchdown, and catching two passes for 10 yards and a receiving touchdown.<\/p>\n

For the Buccaneers, Thursday night\u2019s win over the Cowboys<\/a> was much needed after a dismal start to the season. They had lost their first four games by a combined 20 points, hanging around in every game but not doing enough to come out on top.<\/p>\n

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\"Bucky <\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys in the first half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Julio Cortez)<\/p>\n

Bowles will look to have his squad build on some positive momentum \u2014 and avoid taking another helmet to the stomach \u2014 when they play the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> next Sunday.<\/p>\n

Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles had every reason to celebrate after his team pulled off an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":876951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[1802,2205,1828,1816,349,259870,99,1824],"class_list":["post-876950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-baker-mayfield","tag-betting","tag-dak-prescott","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-nfl","tag-outkick-sports","tag-sports","tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=876950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/876951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=876950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=876950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=876950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}