The Tampa Bay Buccaneers did more than just lose a football game on Monday, they lost their heart and soul on offense. The Bucs did their best to fight back into a game that saw them down significantly but it came at a cost.
That cost was Chris Godwin’s ankle, dislocated in the game’s final minute against the Ravens.
Godwin has been on pace for a career year, trending towards 1,447 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. All that was coming alongside Mike Evans, who caught his 100th receiving touchdown on Monday. In their years together, they proved to be a lethal threat in the passing game, and now Baker Mayfield is without them.
Mayfield commented post-game that “It absolutely sucks…Chris (Godwin) deserves better than that. He’s an unbelievable guy, unbelievable teammate.”
The Bucs offense will have its work cut out finding a way to replace his production on the field and his leadership off of it.