'They Got a Dome': Bucs Reporter Has No Clue about Ford Field

Reporter asks Todd Bowles about acclimating to Detroit.

Luckily for the Detroit Lions and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, their divisional round playoff contest will take place indoors at Ford Field. 

Unfortunately, a reporter did not get the memo -- or was too preoccupied with the frigid temperatures in Motown -- to realize the outside temperature would not play any sort of factor in this contest. 

Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles has surely faced some perplexing questions before, but probably nothing of the caliber of being asked about the weather in Detroit playing a factor in Sunday's game. 

A reporter asked Tuesday, "Today, it’s 13 degrees in Detroit, which doesn’t compare to some of the temperatures (inaudible), any special plans to acclimate the team to not only endure, but perform in those kind of frigid temperatures, should you face them in Detroit?”

Bowles, who led the Buccaneers to a 9-8 record in 2023 and a home playoff victory against the Eagles, had to break some positive news to the reporter, who was not aware that Ford Field is an indoor stadium in the Midwest. 

"You do know we play indoors, right? They got a dome," Bowles expressed. "I don’t, no, nothing planned. We’re indoors and only have to be outside for 20 seconds, getting off the bus, going under the thing. So, we’ll be okay.”

Detroit previously played Tampa Bay at Raymond James Stadium this season. Despite a myriad of injuries, Dan Campbell's squad came out victorious, defeating Bowles' squad, 20-6.

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