The Bucs once again struggled in prime time on Monday, falling 27-24 to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football in Week 11. Quarterback Tom Brady struggled, completing just 54 percent of his passes and throwing two key interceptions as the Bucs’ defense allowed Jared Goff to throw for 276 yards and three touchdowns.

The loss moves Tampa Bay to 7-4 in a tight race for a playoff spot in the NFC.

Head coach Bruce Arians spoke to the media following Tampa Bay’s loss. Read the full transcript below.

On Brady’s struggles against better teams this season
“Still trying to figure that out. At times we look really, really good and at times we don’t. I felt very, very comfortable in the two-minute drive until that throw. We made some plays and obviously we didn’t make enough in this ball game on offense, defense or special teams to win.”

On the two interceptions
“The first one (Brady) got hit. He got hit. It looked like he had Chris (Godwin) going right down the middle and he stepped up and just didn’t get enough on it with the pressure. The last one was just a misread of the coverage.”

On the defense not being able to stop Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp
“I don’t think (Jared Goff) attempted one past 10 yards until the second half but yeah, good short passes and we didn’t tackle Kupp very well. We did a very poor job of tackling him and let him run after the catch. We addressed that at halftime and I thought that we were much better in the second half.”

On the lack of a pass rush on Monday night
“When he held it to throw it further down the field we did a really good job but that offense is designed to get it out quick and they did a good job. Then they hit us on that screen pass right before the half and that was big, big points.”

On the struggles in prime time continuing on Monday night
“Everybody’s disappointed. We played a game that we didn’t make quite enough plays to win. Everybody was ready to play, we just played a good football team and we didn’t make enough plays to win but nobody’s head’s down and we’ve got a big one coming up next week. We know where we stand and the next game’s even bigger.”

On if the Bucs’ running backs are hurting the team as pass-catchers
“I’d have to look at (Leonard Fournette’s drops), a couple were not very good throws either. (Ronald Jones II) had a drop, we threw the screen a little quick, but I don’t think so whatsoever.”

On A.Q. Shipley’s injury
“He just had a stinger and it looks like he’s going to be OK.”

On how the Rams were able to pass the ball so effectively short
“Guys hitting short, quick passes and I thought that we did a good job adjusting at halftime. We basically knew that’s what they were going to do and we played a bunch of zone defense and even when we were in man we got hit with a couple of screens. It was more tackling short passes in the first half, I thought. I thought Todd (Bowles) made really good adjustments at halftime.”

On if he anticipated such a pass-heavy game from both sides
“I think it was a little bit more of how it unfolded. We went with the intention… we had two good drives where the run and the pass was mixed very well and other times it wasn’t and when we took our shots we missed them. We got one (pass interference) but those balls we’ve got to hit. But yeah, I think it was just one of those games where it led to that. They weren’t going to run the ball and again, they were going to throw it very quick, all of those screens and quick outs and stuff. It was that kind of ball game.”

On Brady’s struggles on deep balls and if he’d consider taking over play-calling
“No, I thought that he called a good ball game but we’ve got to execute better. When guys are open we’ve got to hit them and we can’t miss free coverage. We’ve got to protect a little bit better when we do have guys deep and let (Brady) hit that guy instead of having that pressure that cost us an interception. As a collective, everybody’s got to play a little better.”

On the Bucs’ margin of error for the rest of the season
“Very slim, very slim. This was a big one and the next one’s even bigger. I think each and every one’s going to be huge the whole rest of the way.”

On catching out of the backfield and if LeSean McCoy won’t enter the game on any situation
“Leonard’s got really good hands and RoJo, that screen happened too fast. We didn’t protect the backside of that screen fast enough for that to develop so no, Leonard’s got great hands and I would maybe consider one of those a drop, the other, (we need) a better ball.”