This point is a fair criticism for a Bucs team that let a lot of teams back into games when they shouldn't have. The lack of a killer instinct affected both the offense and defense evenly. Them getting this back into their game and adding accountability, as Bowles mentions, will go a long way in this team taking the next step as a group.

However, more is expected now of a team that has shown it can be one of the better units in the conference, and 2025 is looming as a defining one for Todd Bowles' team. When assessing the 2024 season as a whole,