Andy Dalton is PFF’s 2nd highest graded passer this season

That's not entirely true. A 10 yard check down is still 10 yards of field position.


Considering the final TD was scored with 3 seconds on the clock. Every decision matters in the spectrum of that disaster.
It was scored with 3 seconds because the Bucs didn’t use time outs with any urgency since they were actually trying to bleed the clock and keep us from getting it back.

And throwing a checkdown because you want ten years of field position against Tom Brady instead of going for the win is exactly the type of loser mentality that DA has been hammered for all year.