With three TDs and no interceptions, Baker Mayfield has exceeded expectations so far with the Bucs. Now for a bigger test: the Eagles.
, settling in well in a fresh start in Tampa. Ready to accept Mayfield as a careful, patient, mistake-free passer? That's who he has been so far, even preventing teammates' turnovers.Mike Evans
said after Sunday's home win over the Bears, which included his second touchdown from Mayfield in as many games."He fell on the fumble recovery. Quarterbacks are very hesitant to do that, but he did that. He puts his body on the line and made a lot of plays for us to help us win this game." Mayfield signed with the Bucs in March as his fourth NFL team in less than a year, on a modest one-year, $4 million deal that gave him a chance to reestablish himself as a starting quarterback. He came in with concerns about turnovers, having thrown more interceptions than any other quarterback in the league since arriving in 2018, but he has gone pick-free in these first two wins."He's been through a lot in five years. He's been through ups and downs," coach Todd Bowles said.
Part of Mayfield's success is that he has been extremely good on third down, going 12-for-13 for 141 yards and a touchdown as part of six conversions on Sunday. In two games, he has the highest third-down completion rate of any quarterback and the second-highest passer rating , behind only
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