TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nobody has figured out Jalen Hurts quite like Todd Bowles and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Hurts is 53-16 against the rest of the NFL since he became a full-time starter in 2021 but only 1-4 against the Bucs, including a pair of playoff losses.
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