“Impose Your Will”
October 8th, 2025
One snap Sunday really shot up Todd Bowles’ pride meter to great heights.
It was 3rd-and-7 at the Seattle 32 yard line with 45 seconds on the clock and the game tied at 35.
Everyone on planet NFL knew the Bucs were about to run the ball and force Seattle to call their final timeout. Then the Bucs would kick a field goal to, hopefully, win the game.
So what happened?
Rachaad White ran right — toward Luke Haggard and Charlie Heck — and rumbled for 12 yards before taking a dive to keep the clock moving and the ball out of Seattle’s hands. The 39-yard field goal was good. Ballgame.
“Offensively, to run the ball when they know you’re gonna run the ball, that says a lot about your team — and you impose your will anyway and you get the first down on the 3rd-and-7when they have everybody stacked up in there,” Bowles told the Buccaneers Radio Network. “Andthen [Rachaad White] gets down and still [has] the wherewithal to get down and run the clock down to win the game says a lot about the entire team.”
It was a special play, the kind of play championship teams make.
Bowles had lots of love for offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard’s approach all game. “We came out aggressive and we stayed aggressive the entire game,” Bowles said.
What a “W.” But about that defense …