There were bigger things at stake for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday than beating the Atlanta Falcons in their regular-season finale, such as keeping their key starters as healthy as possible for the playoffs.

After building a 17-10 halftime lead, the Bucs pulled most of their starters, and were outscored 20-0 in the second half on their way to a 30-17 loss.

That defeat gave the Bucs an 8-9 record for the year, giving quarterback Tom Brady the first losing record in a regular season in his entire 23-year NFL career.

After the game, Brady reacted to Sunday’s loss, and what lies ahead as the Bucs enter the postseason:

Story originally appeared on Buccaneers Wire