Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (14) is carted off of the field after an injury during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. Credit: AP/Chris O'Meara

On the ESPN broadcast on Monday night, both Troy Aikman and Joe Buck wondered if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers should run out the clock and not continue to put their players in harm's way, as they were down 10 points to the Baltimore Ravens with less than a minute to go.

Chris Godwin is set to have surgery soon on his dislocated left ankle, and Mike Evans (hamstring strain) is not expected back until after the bye week. The Bucs’ two premier producers in the passing game vanished in Monday’s 41-31 loss to the Ravens,