The Bucs made a thrilling spectacle of a divisional round playoff game. Tampa Bay rallied from down 27-3 to tie the game up at 27-27, only to see the team’s hearts ripped out as the Rams marched down the field to set up a game-winning chip shot field goal.

The second half was a wild display of football as both teams turned the ball over several times, leading the Bucs to get back into the game led by Tom Brady and two touchdowns from Leonard Fournette. The defense had its moments, too, as Ndamukong Suh forced a fumble to set up the Bucs with great field position for the game-tying score.

At the end of the day it wasn’t enough to advance to the next round. Here’s who was most disappointing from the game.

DC Todd Bowles

Don’t let all the second half turnovers fool you. The Bucs kept getting the ball back because the Rams impolded and continued to fumble. Bowles didn’t out-scheme Sean McVay. In fact, the Rams were shredding the Bucs in the passing game as Matthew Stafford threw for 366 yards and two passing touchdowns.

But Bowles makes this list for a bad decision late in the game. He called for a cover zero and a blitz on the play where Stafford hit Cooper Kupp down the field for a 44-yard gain to get into field goal range for the game-winner. There was no reason to blitz when there was only 28 seconds left on the clock and the Rams had no timeouts. Stafford has been great against the blitz and yet Bowles played right into his hands. There was apparently miscommunication on the play, which also questions why he was making such a complex call in that situation of the game. That’s a moment that Bucs fans will be thinking of all offseason.

LB Devin White

I appreciate the energy that White brings to the game. With that said, White constantly leaves his assignment or responsibility when he thinks he can make the huge play, but most times he comes up short. White bit very hard on a play action fake, leaving Kendall Blanton, who he was supposed to cover, wide open in the end zone for the touchdown. White had a tough time in man coverage, but was even worse in zone. He made eight tackles in the game with one tackle for loss and a quarterback hit.

RT Josh Wells

It was a tall task for Wells to come in replace Tristan Wirfs. Then having to block Aaron Donald one-on-one is damn near impossible. Whether it was Donald or the rest of the Rams’ defensive line, Wells struggled to keep the pass rushers in front him of him. He battled through a quad injury and later an ankle injury, which took him out of the game for a bit, but he was not at his best when available.

P Bradley Pinion

Pinion was flat out terrible in this game. He kicked the ball out of bounds on the kickoff not once, but twice. That gave the Rams starting field position at the 40-yard line. How does that happen? It was a head scratching to say the least. Pinion also had a chance to pin the Rams back early in the game, but his punt bounced into the end zone for a touchback.

S Mike Edwards

Edwards missed an assignment on the third-and-20 touchdown pass from Stafford to Kupp to put the Rams up 17-0. Not only was Kupp wide open on the play, but Edwards missed the tackle that could have prevented the 70-yard touchdown. The whole play was egregious. How do you allow a play like that on third-and-20? My goodness. As exciting as a ball-hawking player that Edwards is, he needs to get better at tackling. He missed several on Sunday when the Bucs were trying to get back into it. Edwards ended the game with one tackle.

CB Sean Murphy-Bunting

Murphy-Bunting also missed his share of tackles in the game and finished with just four stops. He slipped and fell down on Kupp’s 20-yard catch right before his 44-yarder that won the game. Murphy-Bunting had some coverage lapses that just can’t happen and didn’t play well outside of a fumble recovery in the fourth quarter.

LT Donovan Smith 

Wells wasn’t the only offensive tackle that struggled. Smith was beaten multiple times to the outside by Von Miller and other rushers. Tom Brady was hit many times and even lost the ball once. It was an overall bad day for the entire offensive line.

K Ryan Succop

Succop had one job and didn’t do it efficiently enough. While he made a 45-yard field goal and all of his extra points, he missed a 48-yarder that would have made the game 17-6 at the time. The Bucs were able to tie it up, but in the end they lost by three points. They could’ve used that field goal that he missed.

KR-PR Jaelon Darden

The experiment with the rookie Darden at kick returner has been a failed one. Darden’s average on kick returns was just 15 yards. He’s shown no ability to break tackles or find the lane to get up the field. He consistently cuts to the outside but doesn’t get around the edge. I’m convinced that Darden has roller skates on his cleats because no player slips and slides on the field like he does. Darden also returned one punt for five yards with very little impact on the game before leaving with a concussion.

WR Tyler Johnson

Since Breshad Perriman and Cyril Grayson were out, Johnson had an opportunity to step up as the number two receiver. He didn’t seize the moment, though, making just three catches for 15 yards. Johnson dropped a third down pass that was behind him, but probably should have caught it anyway. He didn’t win too many of his battles as Brady had to look elsewhere with the ball. The Bucs are going to be looking for a number three receiver this offseason.

Referee Unsportsmanlike Conduct Penalties

It wouldn’t be an NFL game without the refs being involved with something they did poorly. As players are giving it their all out there, the refs put the game in their own hands with ridiculous unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. The refs flagged Ndamukong Suh for one even though it was Matthew Stafford that kicked him after the play. Crazy of all, was the fact that the refs penalized Brady for arguing with the ref after he was hit in the head by Miller. It was bad enough that they missed that call, but why be so quick to throw the flag on Brady? Give him a warning first. Its the playoffs, emotions are running high. You don’t need to establish authority, let them play. The only reasonable penalty was on Lavonte David for taking off his helmet on the field and throwing it down.