Bowles: Bucs simply need to play better to end scoring woes September 26 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) While injuries have been a factor, theres more to Tampa Bays scoring woes than a young offensive line and the absence of Tom Bradys top receivers.Im not going to sit here and blame it on the rookies, coach Todd Bowles said Monday, reflecting on the Buccaneers (2-1) being limited to three offensive touchdowns through three games after averaging 29.9 points per game last season.With a second-year pro playing center and a rookie filling in at left guard after two starting linemen went down during training camp, Brady has struggled to get the Trey Sermon Jersey offense going in victories over Dallas and New Orleans, as well as during a 14-12 lo s to the Green Bay Packers.It hasnt helped that leading receiver Mike Evans sat out against the Packers while serving a one-game suspension or that two of Bradys other primary targets Chris Godwin and Julio Jones mi sed the past two weeks because of injuries.Bowles reiterated that center Robert Hainsey, guard Luke Goedeke and third string left tackle Brandon Walton, another inexperienced player thrust into the lineup because starter Donovan Smith and backup Josh Wells are injured, were not the reason the Bucs didnt get into the end zone until just 14 seconds remained against Green Bay.Theyre playing good football Theyre making a few mistakes, but theyre not the blame for everything thats going on offense, Bowles said. Its the offense as a total. Weve got to get better running our plays and executing overall young guys and older guys, coaches, everybody.The Bucs lost two fumbles, were 2 for 11 on third-down conversions and Raheem Mostert Jersey rushed for only 34 yards on 14 attempts on Sunday.Brady completed 31 of a season-high 42 pa ses for 271 yards, relying on Ru sell Gage, Breshad Perriman, Scotty Miller, Jaelon Darden and newly signed Cole Beasley to take up the slack for the absence of Evans, Godwin and Jones at receiver.Gages 1-yard TD reception trimmed Green Bays lead to 14-12 before Brady's bid to force overtime with a 2-point conversion was thwarted in part by a delay of game penalty that was the final miscue on a mistake-filled day.Weve got to get the ball off. Weve got to be cognizant of that as a unit, Bowles said. Weve played enough ball to where we know weve got to get the ball snapped.The penalty backed the ball up to the 7-yard line, increasing the difficulty of making a 2-point conversion. Brady's pa s intended for Gage was tipped by Packers linebacker Joe Montana Jersey DeVondre Campbell before falling incomplete.We didnt play well enough. There wasnt one thing, Bowles said, summing up the lo s.We didnt play well enough. We didnt score enough points. We let them get out to a fast start. You can name a number of things that could have went right that didnt go right, Bowles added. We didnt play like we played the last two games. We had more mistakes than we had the previous two.WHATS WORKINGThe defense regrouped after Aaron Rodgers threw for touchdowns on Green Bays first two po se sions, building a 14-3 lead. The Packers threatened again on their next po se sion, driving to the Bucs 2 before Aaron Jones fumbled into the end zone, where safety Logan Ryan recovered for Tampa Bay. Green Bay didnt come close to scoring again. Through three games, the Bucs are allowing 9 points per game.WHAT NEEDS HELPDespite recovering from a slow start to keep the Bucs within striking distance, there is concern the defense has given up points on the oppositions opening drive in every game. Got to play four quarters. ... The first quarter, we gave up 14 points just from mi sed a signments and doing something we arent supposed to be doing, Bowles said. Second half, they played a lot better and gave us a chance to win.STOCK UPAlthough he lost a third-quarter fumble that stopped a promising drive, Gage made the most of being targeted 13 times with 12 receptions for 87 yards. Beasley made his Bucs debut after only three days of practice, catching three pa ses for 12 yards.STOCK DOWNThe Bucs rushed for 34 yards, with Leonard Fournette gaining 35 on 12 attempts, against the Packers. Backup RBs Rachaad White and KeShawn Vaughn did not play any snaps on offense, which Bowles said has to change.Weve got to play the other two more, the coach said. When Lenny gets in a flow, weve still got to play the other two more.INJURIESBowles said theres a chance Jones (knee) will be able to play this week against Kansas City. He sounded le s certain about Godwin (hamstring) and Smith (elbow), saying their progre s will monitored in practice.KEY NUMBER35 The Bucs held the Packers to 67 yards rushing on 25 attempts. Since Bowles installed his defensive scheme in 2019, Tampa Bay held opponents to fewer than 100 yards on the ground a league-high 35 times.NEXT UPAnother big test for the defense, with Patrick Mahomes and San Francisco 49Ers T Shirts the Chiefs headed to town Sunday night.___More AP NFL: hub/nfl and AP_NFL in this topic Tom Brady Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Football League Logan Ryan Breshad Perriman Aaron Jones Ru sell Gage Aaron Rodgers Josh Wells Brandon Walton Tom Brady Mike Evans Donovan Smith Leonard Fournette Chris Godwin Julio Jones Tampa Bay Buccaneers Green Bay Packers Spain or Morocco? 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