Todd Bowles says Bucs gave “very little” thought to going for two after the late TD

The Buccaneers had the Chiefs in a bind. All they had to do was score two after a late touchdown and they would have beaten the Chiefs, right?

After the game, coach Todd Bowles said he gave “very little” thought to going for two.

“We wanted to make it to overtime,” Bowles told reporters. “Given the wet conditions on the field, we feel like we need to go to overtime instead of going for two.”

A successful conversion would have given Tampa Bay a 25-24 lead, and Patrick Mahomes would have had 27 seconds to bring the home team close to a game-winning field goal. Would you have bet against it?

Before you answer, ask the Bills. Mahomes needed just 13 seconds to make a field goal that forced overtime. Give Mahomes more than double that amount and see what happens.

With the game tied, the Chiefs' drive ended with a punt on fourth-and-1. If the Chiefs had to score, they would have.

Again, would you have bet against Mahomes?

It's one thing to play two with no time on the clock, which is what the Patriots should have done Sunday in Tennessee. When it comes to Mahomes, when the game is on the line, 27 seconds is an eternity.

Then there's the question of whether the Bucs had a goal-line game they liked. They had just used two of them. Did you like the next piece on the list?

Even if they did — and even if they converted — Mahomes and the Chiefs would have gotten the ball after 27 seconds and three timeouts.

Again, would you have bet against Mahomes? And if the answer is yes, have you not paid attention to the last seven years of the NFL?