Quarterback Jeff Garcia said Wednesday the Bucs need to be more aggressive in the red zone by allowing receivers a chance to go up and make a plays.

The Bucs are 29th in the NFL in red zone production with 11 touchdowns in 31 trips inside the opponent's 20-yard line.

Tampa Bay was limited to three field goals and saw the game end Sunday when they failed to convert on fourth down at the Dallas 18-yard line in a 13-9 loss to the Cowboys.

"We can't go into every single play like there's going to be a perfect outlet, that there's going to be a player that's wide open and I'm going to hit that player and he's going to be able to run and make a first down,'' Garcia said. "Sometimes, we need to be playmakers and we need to allow our playmakers - which are our receivers, our tight ends -- to sometimes go up and outfight a defender for a football. And we need to trust in that.

"I think we get caught up in being such a rhythm type team, looking for the best outlet, looking for the open receiver that we lose sight of just taking shots at times, just taking chances.''