{"id":663402,"date":"2026-01-08T09:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/663402\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:20:17","slug":"report-todd-bowles-returning-as-buccaneers-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/663402\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Todd Bowles returning as Buccaneers&#8217; coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January 8 &#8211; Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles told the Tampa Bay Times via text on Wednesday that he will be returning for the 2026 season, the newspaper reported.<\/p>\n<p>Bowles led the franchise to NFC South titles in each of his first three seasons as coach, but Tampa Bay missed the playoffs in 2025 with an 8-9 record.<\/p>\n<p>Bowles has a 35-33 record in four seasons and stands 1-3 in the postseason. He is under contract with the Buccaneers through the 2028 season.<\/p>\n<p>While meeting with reporters on Monday, Bowles stated that he deserved to return for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve earned the chance &#8212; I&#8217;ve won three straight division titles, so that says a lot as far as I&#8217;m concerned,&#8221; Bowles said.<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay started 6-2 this season with quarterback Baker Mayfield ranking as one of the NFL&#8217;s top players during that stretch. However, injuries to Mayfield and other players caused a major setback in the second half of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The Buccaneers returned from a midseason bye to lose three straight and seven of eight games to find themselves two games below .500 entering Week 18.<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay posted a 16-14 win over the Carolina Panthers on Saturday, but missed the playoffs when the Atlanta Falcons won their game Sunday, creating a three-way tie for the NFC South crown. The Panthers won the tiebreaker and advanced to the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Bowles met the Glazer family, who own the Buccaneers, on Tuesday and was reportedly scheduled to meet with members of his coaching staff on Wednesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay&#8217;s top record under Bowles is a 10-7 mark in 2024. The lone playoff victory under Bowles came in the 2023 season when the Buccaneers mauled the Philadelphia Eagles 32-9 in the NFC wild-card round.<\/p>\n<p>Bowles has a 61-74 record in eight-plus seasons as a head coach. 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