After it once appeared to be a convincing Bucs win on Sunday afternoon, it almost turned into a dramatic collapse as the Jets roared back and blocked a Chase McLaughlin field goal. Tampa Bay went on to pull off another last second, 29-27 win with McLaughlin making the game winner, but disappointing performances made it closer than it should have been. Here is what was most disappointing.

Bucs Late Game Field Goal

Tampa Bay had a chance to essentially win the game with two minutes to go as Chase McLaughlin lined up for a field goal the would've put the Bucs up 9. The kick was blocked, though, and the Jets returned it for a touchdown to take a 27-26 lead. It was an absolutely inexcusable sequence of events to allow New York in the game and then retake the lead late with the special teams making its latest mistake.

The Referees 

There's bed refereeing and then there's what happened in this game. There were 11 penalties in the first quarter alone and some were unnecessary. The Bucs had seven first quarter penalties for 69 yards while the Jets had four for 56, totaling 125 yards in the first quarter. That was slightly more than the 119 yards the teams combined for in the quarter when the ball was actually snapped.

Just ridiculous.

Bucs HC Todd Bowles – Photo by: USA Today

It was tough to put two plays together without a penalty be called in the first half. While it got slightly better in the second half, the game was pretty lopsided at this point so the Bucs were just focused on executing their game plan. It's understandable that the refs have to make the calls when they're seen, but some flags were thrown on plays where the holding penalty was going on the opposite end of where the play was actually going. Football is an entertainment game, and the constant starts and stops were aggravating.

And if the penalties weren't bad enough, the refs somehow allowed an Allen Lazard touchdown catch on fourth down to hold up despite it looking like the ball hit the ground. Then Emeka Egbuka almost made a great sideline catch where the refs ruled him out of bounds but didn't even try to review it. Todd Bowles called a timeout and yet still nothing was done to at least look at the play.

There was a point where the crowd began chanting "Refs, you suck!" They had every right to.

Bucs Penalties

Despite some of the bad calls, the Bucs could have avoided some of them. Graham Barton, Luke Haggard and Elijah Klein all had holding penalties in the game. Logan Hall had a horse collar penalty and Yaya Diaby lined up offsides. The Bucs had a total of 12 penalties for 104 yards. They can get away with it against the Jets, but not against better teams.

RG Luke Haggard

It's no easy task going up against Quinnen Williams, who is considered a top defensive tackle in this league. But of the new look interior offensive lineman in the game for Tampa Bay, Luke Haggard looked to struggle the most.

Bucs LG Elijah Klein, C Ben Bredeson, and RG Luke Haggard – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

There were two penalties on him in the game, and many times when Baker Mayfield had to scramble, it was coming from pressure on his side. It's a lot to expect much from a fourth string offensive lineman, but with Tristan Wirfs coming back soon, the Bucs won't have to see Haggard much.

ILB Lavonte David

It was a really tough start for Lavonte David to begin the game. He missed two sack opportunities on Tyrod Taylor, the first being on the opening play of the game. Then David came blitzing off the left side, had Taylor on a free shot, but was unable to take him down. We all have high expectations of David so anytime he doesn't make a play it comes as surprising.  David also missed a tackle after a catch was made by running back Braelon Allen, allowing him to gain extra yards. The Jets eventually scored a touchdown on the drive, getting them closer in the contest.

DT Logan Hall

Logan Hall's horse collar tackle of Tyrod Taylor led to a 15-yard penalty and helped the Jets get their first score of the game. Unfortunately, Hall suffered a groin injury that kept him out for some of the game, but he only registered one tackle the whole afternoon and didn't have a positive impact in the game.

P Riley Dixon

He didn't get a punt blocked, but Dixon did not kick well on Sunday. His punts were short, giving the Jets good field position. And the one time he kicked it deep, he the ball went in the end zone for a touchdback. He wasn't able to flip the field the way he had before.

Bucs 4th Quarter Defense

While the offense deserves some blame as well, the Bucs defense let the Jets right back into it. They allowed two straight drives at the end that resulted in touchdowns, making it a ball game when it didn't need to be one.