When you have the greatest quarterback of all time on your side, it seems like a no-brainer that you'd give him a shot to win it, but instead of letting Brady go for the win in regulation, Bowles played for overtime where the the Buccaneers would lose 23-17.
Not giving Brady a chance to win it is asinine
The situations weren't exactly identical for Tom Brady
The situations weren't exactly identical -- the Buccaneers had to go for it in the Rams' game because they were trailing -- but the thought process should have been the same: If you have Tom Brady, you try to let him win it for you.