Zane Gonzalez ’s 43-yard FG gave the Falcons a 29-28 walkoff win at Raymond James Stadium, on the back of Kyle Pitts’ special night — taking three TD catches from Kirk Cousins to keep the Bucs in their sights throughout.

Following the Bucs’ 29-28 loss to the Atlanta Falcons Thursday night, their second defeat to a team eliminated from contention in five days, coach Todd Bowles unloaded on his club with a profanity-laced assessment that questioned how much some players cared about the way they’re going about their jobs.

After Thursday night’s collapse at home against the Falcons, the Bucs have surrendered first place in the NFC South for the first time all season. If the playoffs began today, Tampa Bay would be left sitting at home.

Having lost five of their last six games to fall out of first place in the NFC South, frustration is mounting for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Bucs hurt themselves on Pitts’ first touchdown. They had the Falcons stopped on third down and settling for a 31-yard Zane Gonzalez field goal, but Bucs cornerback Zyon McCollum was penalized for being offsides. The 5-yard penalty on fourth-and-4 allowed the Falcons to take the points off the board. On the next play, Pitts scored.

A week ago, Dave Canales wasn’t pacing a sideline or dialing up plays. Instead he sat on his couch, remote in hand. But the Panthers head coach was very much invested in the outcome of the game in front of him.

Bucaneers fans who aren't sick of watching football as a result of Thursday night's collapse will be interested in what happens in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome this Sunday.