Baker Mayfield

Baker Mayfield completed 27-of-32 passes for 359 yards and five touchdowns in the Bucs’ 48-14, Week 17 win over the Panthers.

Mayfield opened the game with a six-play, 70-yard drive that ended in a Mike Evans toss from two yards out. The ease with which Tampa Bay scored foreshadowed a long down for the Carolina defense. Mayfield led five consecutive scoring drives to start the game and scored on all but one of the eight drives he was on the field for. Even after Mayfield and the starters were pulled late in the game, the Tampa Bay backups rolled over the Panthers before kneeling the clock out in the red zone. Mayfield has had no issues putting up counting stats over the past month, though plenty of interceptions have come along for the ride. He took care of the ball versus the Panthers with no picks and just two sacks. If Mayfield plays like this in Week 18 against the Saints, Tampa Bay only needs an Atlanta loss to clinch the NFC South.