Todd Bowles explains why Chris Godwin was still playing

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Todd Bowles found himself taking some of the blame for the ankle injury that likely knocked Chris Godwin out for the rest of the season, and the Buccaneers’ head coach justified the decision to keep the wide receiver in a game that apparently over.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were largely outplayed by the Ravens when the two teams faced off Monday night, as Baltimore crawled out of an early 10-0 hole by scoring 34 unanswered points and improved to 5-2 on the season with a 41- 31. victory on the road.

You could argue that the Bucs theoretically had a chance to stage a comeback when they forced the Ravens to trail by ten with 1:43 left in the fourth quarter, but at that point it was pretty clear that Baltimore would walk away with the lead. win barring a miracle.

Tampa Bay had already suffered a setback earlier in the game when Mike Evans was sidelined with a hamstring injury, and they were faced with a nightmare scenario when Chris Godwin suffered a dislocated ankle after jamming a Baker Mayfield pass with less than a minute to go . .

That development led many fans to question Todd Bowles for keeping Godwin in a game arguing that the Tampa Bay skipper should have waved the white flag given the unlikely nature of a win, but he justified the decision to keeping the wide receiver on the line. field after being asked about the decision during a conversation with the media.

This is what he had to say:

“He’s a player. We’re trying to win the ball game.

We were still 10 behind. We tried to get the extra point and kick another offside and things happen. With Mike going down, we didn’t have that many wide receivers left, so we’re playing with what we have.

Godwin will undergo surgery this week and all indications are that he will be sidelined for the rest of the season. There’s also a chance he may have played his final snap with the Buccaneers, as he will be a free agent after the season ends.