Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady had one of his worst games during his glorious 23-season NFL career when his team was humiliated from start to finish by the San Francisco 49ers in NFL Week 14, the game ending with a resounding 35-7 score.

A couple of weeks ago, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles criticized the clock management at the end of Tampa Bay's overtime loss to the Cleveland Browns, so the question about the security of the starting quarterback job for the seven-time Super Bowl winner was forced.

Todd Bowles' analysis of the loss

"We were still trying to score some points," Bowles said when asked if he considered benching Brady in the fourth half. "I think (the 49ers) held the ball the last part of it. Just to hand the ball off and concede the game, that wasn't it. We were trying to work on some things, so we let him (Tom Brady) stay in the game."

Bowles refused to directly blame TB12 for the loss to the 49ers, however, he did talk about the poor performance of both his offense and defense, however, he did not discuss the possibility of benching his 45-year-old quarterback.

Is Tom Brady to blame for the Buccaneers' poor momentum?

"I mean, we missed some plays (Sunday) on offense, we got some penalties on offense," said Bowles. "Same thing on defense. We can make enough tweaks to where we feel like we're close enough that we can score some points."

Blaine Gabbert is currently second on the depht chart for the Buccaneers who despite their 6-7 record remain the lone leaders in the NFC South.