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Reggie Bush had 15 carries for 83 yards in a losing effort Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions are reeling after a second consecutive loss, this one to the team that has occupied last place in the NFC since the start of the season.

And it's time for an intervention.

"We definitely need to have a team meeting," tailback Reggie Bush said. "Really dig deep inside and find out what we're made of. And it's going to take everyone on this team -- the coaching staff, the players -- to overcome this."

Can he call the meeting?

"I can," he said, "but it'll happen."

Detroit (6-5) forfeited a second consecutive fourth-quarter lead, losing 24-21 on Sunday to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers amid a flurry of misplays. It turned over the ball five times, including a season-high four picks from quarterback Matthew Stafford, one of which was returned for a touchdown.

The Lions even had a punt blocked.

Tampa Bay entered the game an NFC-worst 2-8 record, though both of its wins had come the previous two weeks and was playing better.

Detroit players talked after the loss about the lack of execution in all three phases of the game, and seemed surprised to be dealing with these issues so late in the season.

"Surprising and disappointing," Bush said. "Surprising, because we know what this offense is capable of when we play without turning the ball over. We can move the ball on anybody.

"But obviously turnovers are the No. 1 way to lose games, and that's what happened today."

Receiver Nate Burleson, one of the foremost leaders in Detroit's locker room, backed up his tailback's assertion that a players-only meeting is required.

"Anything Reggie says, I'm 100 percent behind him," Burleson said. "Maybe he's right. We got to talk this week, a players-only meeting, and find a way to fine-tune our focus.

"Guys were focused at the beginning of the game, but there were drops in our energy and letting them continue to let them stay motivated. We got to find a way to snatch away the motivation of opposing teams, especially when we're at home, and we didn't do that today."