Baker Mayfield Throws For 381 Yards, 4 TDs, Bucs Keep Pace In NFC South By Beating Packers 34-20 – News18

GREEN BAY, Wis.: Baker Mayfield threw for 381 yards and 4 touchdowns, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers received their third straight, 34-20 over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

Mayfield went 22 of 28 and threw landing passes to Mike Evans, Rachaad White, Ko Kieft and David Moore to assist the Buccaneers (7-7) hold tempo with New Orleans (7-7) atop the NFC North. Mayfield’s passer ranking was an ideal 158.3.

Chris Godwin had 10 catches for 155 yards for the Bucs.

Green Bay (6-8) misplaced its second straight to deal its playoff hopes a significant blow. Jordan Love was 29 of 39 for 284 yards with landing passes to Tucker Kraft and Jayden Reed.

This marked the third straight season by which Mayfield had confronted the Packers at Lambeau Field in December — every time for a unique crew. He threw 4 interceptions in Cleveland’s 24-22 Christmas Day loss to the Packers in 2021 and was Los Angeles’ starter when the Rams fell 24-12 final Dec. 19.

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Mayfield was sacked 5 instances Sunday, simply as he was in these different Lambeau Field appearances. But he in any other case was much more profitable.

After going 14 of 29 every of the final two weeks, Mayfield opened the sport with seven straight completions and later threw landing passes on Tampa Bay’s first three second-half possessions. Mayfield misplaced a fumble at his personal 4-yard line to arrange a primary-quarter landing for Green Bay, however that was just about the one mistake he made.

One week earlier, Mayfield threw an 11-yard landing move to Cade Otton with 31 seconds left in a 29-25 victory at Atlanta.

Mayfield drove the Bucs into place for Chase McLaughlin’s 46-yard area objective simply earlier than halftime that put Tampa Bay forward on the break. After Tampa Bay pressured a 3-and-out on the opening drive of the second half, the Bucs prolonged their result in 20-10 on Mayfield’s 26-yard landing move to White.

Green Bay answered on its subsequent collection as Love scrambled and located Reed in the correct nook of the top zone for a 17-yard achieve on third-and-15. But the Packers couldn’t decelerate Mayfield, who threw a 2-yard landing move to Kieft for the tight finish’s first catch of the season.

After the Packers minimize the result in 27-20 on Anders Carlson’s 33-yard area objective with 10:04 left, Mayfield threw a brief move that Moore was a 52-yard landing. It was Moore’s first TD since 2020, when he performed for Seattle.

INJURIES

Bucs: CB Carlton Davis (groin) and DL William Gholston (knee/ankle) didn’t play.

Packers: Reed damage his toe within the second half. … CB Jaire Alexander (shoulder) missed a sixth straight recreation and WR Christian Watson (hamstring) sat out a second straight. S Darnell Savage (shoulder) additionally didn’t play.

UP NEXT

Buccaneers: Host Jacksonville subsequent Sunday.

Packers: Visit Carolina subsequent Sunday.

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