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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were able to narrowly defeat the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday and it was a statement win for the home team. Following the game, Bruce Arians spoke about Tampa Bay's big win over the Colts.
“Oh, I think this will be a huge one for us,’’ Arians said. “When we finished that season [in Arizona] beating Seattle, who were division champs, it led into a hell of an offseason. For us to possibly win four-in-a-row, then five-in-a-row against a real good Houston team, and then it’s going to be a struggle in Detroit this week with the number of injuries we’ve got, but that’s building blocks.
To begin the game, it appeared to be another contest that was going to be lost due to mental errors. Instead, the Buccaneers rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half to pull out the impressive victory.
Despite having three costly interceptions, Jameis Winston contributed 456 yards and four touchdowns. With Tampa Bay prevailing in Week 13, Arians' squad is amid a three-game winning streak and the culture seems to be shifting.
“The culture is set because the other guys aren’t accepting it anymore. They don’t accept losing anymore. That’s kind of what the guys stood up and said in the locker room. I didn’t have to say much, we ain’t accepting this [stuff] anymore. You know it’s getting across.”
Over the past 11 seasons, Tampa Bay has failed to reach the playoffs. While it's unlikely that they end the drought in 2019, Arians has the franchise heading in the right direction.
The Buccaneers will hope to extend their winning streak to four games when they take on the Detroit Lions in Week 15.
