Todd Bowles found himself shouldering a chunk of the blame for the ankle injury that presumably knocked Chris Godwin out for the rest of the season, and the Buccaneers head coach justified the decision to keep the wide receiver in a game that was seemingly over.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were largely outplayed by the Ravens when the two teams faced off on Monday night, as Baltimore crawled out of an early 10-0 hole by scoring 34 unanswered points and improved to 5-2 on the season with a 41-31 victory on the road.

You could argue the Bucs theoretically had the chance to mount a comeback when they forced the Ravens to punt down by ten with 1:43 remaining in the fourth quarter, but by that point, it was pretty clear Baltimore was going to walk away with the win barring a miracle.

Tampa Bay had already suffered a setback earlier in the game when Mike Evans was sidelined with a hamstring injury, and they found themselves facing a nightmare scenario when Chris Godwin suffered a dislocated ankle after snagging a pass from Baker Mayfield with less than a minute to go.

That development led to plenty of fans questioning Todd Bowles for keeping Godwin in a game where they argued the Tampa Bay skipper should have been waving the white flag given the unlikely nature of a win, but he justified the decision to keep the wide receiver on the field after being asked about the decision while speaking with the media.

We were still down 10. We were trying to get the extra point and kick another onside kick and things happen. With Mike going down we didn't have that many wide receivers left as it was, so we play with what we've got."

Godwin is scheduled to undergo surgery this week, and all signs point to him being sidelined for the remainder of the campaign. There's also a chance he's played his final snap with the Buccaneers, as he'll be a free agent after the season wraps up.