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Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles and LB Lavonte David Send Team Message After Win Over Giants

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have to keep things rolling after their decisive victory over the New York Giants.

River Wells

Nov 24, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles on the sidelines against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images
Nov 24, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles on the sidelines against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images / Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers found themselves in a hole coming out of the bye week, sitting with a 4-6 record. On Sunday, however, they began the long process of digging themselves out.

Tampa Bay shelled the New York Giants 30-7 on Sunday, improving to 5-6 and inching closer to .500 football once again. Afterward, head coach Todd Bowles and linebacker Lavonte David addressed the team, both acknowledging the big win but adding that there's room to grow from here.

"Great focus coming out of the bye," Bowles told his team. "That's how we wanted to start the second half. Obviously, we have to finish the ballgame, right? We talked about killer instinct. We're only halfway there — we got six more of these, we got to play the same way, but at the end of the ballgame, we have to finish them out."

Lavonte David's message was simple, but poignant.

"Way to keep fighting," David told his team. "Keep stacking them up. Keep stacking them up."

The Bucs will continue to try and do just that when they face the Carolina Panthers on Sunday in the first of their two matchups with that team. The Bucs will also look toward the Atlanta Falcons, who will need to lose a few games in this back stretch to let Tampa Bay back in it.

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River Wells
RIVER WELLS

River Wells is a sports journalist from St. Petersburg, Florida, who has covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 2023. He graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Florida in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter @riverhwells.

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