TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered the season aiming for more than a division title.

Nine games in, the four-time defending NFC South champions are still trying to figure out how to go from being a good team to a great one. They're leading the division again, but aren't playing like a team that can go deep in the playoffs.

“The difference between a good and a great team is preparation on a daily basis,” coach Todd Bowles said on Monday. “I don’t think we’re great. We prepare. Most of the time, we’re very good. It’s just one or two guys that have a blank or a (mental error) here or there that costs everybody else, and it’s a different guy each time, and we’ve got to get that fixed.”

The Bucs (6-3) had several lapses in a 28-23 loss at home to the New England Patriots.

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