The Tampa Bay Buccaneers walked out of Week 15 stunned. They had a late lead on the Atlanta Falcons, and the Falcons still stole a 29-28 win with a last-minute kick. Fans across Tampa Bay felt the collapse the moment it happened. Frustrated by the result, when Todd Bowles put the blame on his entire unit, including quarterback Baker Mayfield, he may have invited some punishment on his way.

In the post-game, Bowles kept the fire going when reporters asked what he would tell his locker room after the meltdown. Without hesitation, he let his anger spill out, dropping 7 F-bombs.

“You gotta fu-king care enough where the shit hurts,” the Bucs head coach said.

“You gotta fu-king care enough where the shit hurts. It gotta fuc-ing mean something to you. It’s more than a job, It’s your fu-king livelihood. How well do you know your job? How well can you do your job? Well, you can’t sugarcoat that sh-t. It was fu-king inexcusable, and there’s no fu-king answer for it. There’s no excuse for it. That’s what you tell them in the locker room. And look in the fu-king mirror.”

That left zero doubt about where his frustration sat. However, the rant might turn into something bigger. The league does not take kindly to coaches dropping f-bombs in front of cameras. An NFL coach using an f-bomb during a press conference is subject to fines by the league for “conduct detrimental to the league.” And Todd Bowles might be next on that list, and history says the bill could be heavy.

One of the biggest examples came from former New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, who racked up $225,000 in fines across three profanity blowups back in 2011. His last one cost him a massive $100,000 because the league viewed him as a repeat offender. So Bowles might be looking at something similar if the league decides he crossed the line.

However, at the press conference, Todd Bowles also added more. He said the loss was “inexcusable.”

“They (Bucs) all care, but it’s lack of execution,” he added. However, not just Bowles Baker Mayfield also addressed the brutal loss in game.

Baker Mayfield took the blame for the loss

In the game, Baker Mayfield threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns, and he went 19 of 34 passing. But the hits kept coming. Mayfield tossed a pick and got sacked five times, losing 27 yards that the Bucs never recovered.

The Falcons’ defense looked locked in all night and kept chasing the star quarterback off his spot. Tampa Bay even held a two-touchdown lead in front of Buccaneers Nation, but the collapse came fast. And losing by one to Kirk Cousins and a non-playoff Atlanta squad left the whole city stunned.

After the final whistle, Mayfield stepped to the mic and owned the moment. “This one is going to haunt me. This falls on my shoulders,” he told reporters.

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“Disappointing, obviously… Can’t turn the ball over. Can’t have that interception. Gotta hit Mek in stride on that third down. Listen, you can say what you want about being up two scores and the defense right there, but we have to be better on offense, and it comes down to how I play.”

In the game, Tampa Bay trailed 14 to 13 at halftime. But then they went ahead with a clean touchdown in the third. They stretched it with eight more points in the fourth and looked like they could cruise. But Cousins kept attacking. Atlanta put up 15 in the final quarter, and Zane Gonzalez drilled a 43-yard winner that silenced Raymond James Stadium.

Now the Bucs sit at 7-7, sitting outside the NFC playoff picture at No. 9. According to NFL.com, they still have a 53 percent shot at the postseason. With three games left, their two clashes with the division-leading Carolina Panthers suddenly carry massive weight for Champa Bay’s future. So, let’s see how they approach next week now.