Baker Mayfield Magic Strikes Again
September 21st, 2025
Was there really any doubt?
Yeah, of course there was.
The Bucs choked away a 23-6 fourth-quarter lead and trailed 27-23 with 1:49 remaining. Tampa Bay was struggling to run the ball and Mike Evans was in the locker room with a hamstring injury.
No problem. Baker Mayfield plays for Tampa Bay. Mayfield engineered a seven-play, 48-yard drive for the winning 36-yard field goal, his third late game-winning drive in consecutive weeks.
Mayfield missed an open deep shot to start the final drive to a wide open Tez Johnson, but the Bucs’ franchise quarterback buckled down after that. He threw three strikes to Emeka Egbuka (even though one didn’t count) and delivered the crushing blow, 20 yards to Sterling Shepard. After that, it was just setting up for the winning kick.
Mayfield has 6 touchdown passes against zero intereceptions this season and his two fumbles didn’t result in turnovers.
The Bucs would be in the NFL sewer without Mayfield.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:33 pm
Baker cannot perform magic every week.The rest of the offense needs to step up because they’re stinking it up right now, especially the offensive line
September 21st, 2025 at 4:34 pm
Hopefully Wirfs is back soon
September 21st, 2025 at 4:34 pm
Todd Bowles should be pissed off at all the careless penalties too
September 21st, 2025 at 4:34 pm
I hope the Bucs learned a lot of things from this game. They have **so much** to fix! They could just as easily be 0-3 as they are 3-0 right now. Please fix special teams massively. Stop playing down to the level of your opponents! Every game shouldn’t fall on Baker. Give the guy a break!
September 21st, 2025 at 4:34 pm
^^ Well it looks like he can
September 21st, 2025 at 4:35 pm
I myself along with a lot of other longtime bucs fans saw a game like this coming, because that’s what the bucs do
…..they stink it up and blow leads
September 21st, 2025 at 4:36 pm
That was a catch from EE. The jets TD was not. The refs see what they want to see. Bucs win anyway! Ugly but we won!!
September 21st, 2025 at 4:36 pm
I hope Grizz learned a big lesson today and why you don’t go into turtle mode. It’s the NFL, these teams can come back and beat your a$$. You get a team down and you keep pounding them
September 21st, 2025 at 4:37 pm
The Eagles are a good team. If the bucs play as bad as they have the last 3 games, they will get destroyed by the Eagles.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:37 pm
Figured Baker would get us into FG range. He wont make till season end if he keeps running like that. But he’s Baker. Sure is sweet to have him as a Buc.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:37 pm
Every Bowles game is 50/50 even if you have Tom Brady
September 21st, 2025 at 4:38 pm
Godwin and Wirfs should be back next week. Hopefully Jordan is healthy as well. Our special teams is a disgrace. Already a blocked Punt, now a blocked fg, and for a td no less.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:38 pm
Thats inexcusable for the defense of a supposed guru to give up that many points that late in the game… Bowels needs to step aside and get a defensive coordinator that does a much better than this…
Eagles will absolutely consume this defense next week if they are coached like this!
September 21st, 2025 at 4:39 pm
Say what you will, I for one am happy with a 3-0 start, pretty or not, especially with all the injuries. Room for improvement? Sure, but a win is a win is a win.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:39 pm
Bowles says the team needs to have that “killer” instinct and put away opponents at the end of the game. He did anything but that! The defense went into turtle mode (prevent defense), and the offensive play calling in the 4th quarter was conservative as hell. I love that we won and are off to a 3-0 start, but this game should have been a blowout the way our defense played through the first half.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:39 pm
Great culture from this team. Starts at the top of the organization. They got the right men leading between Licht, Bowles and Baker.
Wow. Well done.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:39 pm
Fire special teams coach
September 21st, 2025 at 4:39 pm
It’s a fine line between winning and loosing in the NFL i am glad the games are Wins. Take them however we can get them. To many time it seems like to me they go the other way. Looks like this team has learned how to (Win baby). YES
September 21st, 2025 at 4:39 pm
That is such a true statement Redzone
September 21st, 2025 at 4:40 pm
Grizz and Bowles let up. Why did the Jets all of the sudden move down the field effortlessly in the 4th. Bowles needs to start kicking some coaching butt on special teams. Blocked punt last week, blocked FG this week. 3 weeks in a row special teams has almost lost the game for us.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:41 pm
yes there was doubt. funny guy joe lol.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:41 pm
Buka had that catch. The refs were against the Bucs from the beginning. Baker is one of the best for sure. His calmness under pressure is phenomenal.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:41 pm
It’s a W
But … can’t keep counting on last minute heroics
I get it with the unimaginable list of starters injured and not playing
On the bright side we are developing great depth
Oh …. The Bucs review was never a completion because of the knee touch before the last toe touched the ground.
Oh… the Jets TD was a bobble by the WR and review crew
3-0 💪💪💪💪
September 21st, 2025 at 4:42 pm
Lol bucs fans… “we could easily be 0-3”… you know how many close games the bucs have lost in the last 15 years… relax, and enjoy us being 3-0 with a makeshift offensive line, and a special teams, that has missed field goals, and gotten kicks blocked
September 21st, 2025 at 4:42 pm
I’ve never seen a teams Offense and Defense Coordinators almost give away an entire game. Blame the Coordinators. Gizzard took his foot off the pedal and was trying to run down the clock with 24 minutes left and Todd Bowles decided to stop blitzing and play Tampa Bay last year football and give receivers a 5 yard cushion.Who is the Special Teams Coach and why does he still have a job. The punter almost had another blocked with his lackadasical style. It’s one thing for another teams offense to suddenly rise up against the Bucs but the coaches tried to give it away.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:43 pm
The Refs have their shoulders iced while they need their eyes checked.
Makeshift offensive line was as bad as everyone expected. Three weeks in the season and the Injury List gets longer and longer with key players.
Baker is making a name for himself, 3 weeks, 3 late drives to win the game.
We gotta get healthy, and we have the Eagles next. Nothing is easy in the NFL.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:43 pm
@ WestCoastBucsFan
I don’t think you or any other bucs fans celebrating these wins the last 3 weeks realize how “BAD” the bucs have played as a football team…
We could easily be 0-3 instead of 3-0…………
September 21st, 2025 at 4:43 pm
The last 6 minutes felt like an eternity. Watching The RedZone endings I was sure it was over…until they showed the blocked FG returned for a TD. Typically I say a win is a win but that felt awful until the very end.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:44 pm
If Coen was calling plays none of these games would have been close.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:45 pm
1. This team would have lost this game in the 1st qtr. if it was the Rams, Eagles or a team of that caliber. Worst quarter for Bucs in memory.
2. This team is going to loose next week- -book it!
3. I have been watching this team since 1978. Baker Mayfield is the best all around QB the Bucs have EVER had! Yea, even better than the Goat.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:47 pm
So much for the team having the “killer instinct”. It is on Mayfield and he has done it three times in 2025. The only thing I can say is “Bucs Wln!, Bucs win! Bucs win!”.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:48 pm
We need you Tristan hurry back
September 21st, 2025 at 4:49 pm
the grit and mental toughness of this team makes them very dangerous.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:49 pm
I actually watched the jaguars game this week.And you can see the offensive creativity with liam cohen, but you don’t see that with josh grizzard
September 21st, 2025 at 4:49 pm
Sterling Sheppard had a low key awesome game today for a person who should be WR 5
September 21st, 2025 at 4:50 pm
Here’s the reason we’d be in the sewer without Mayfield.
“ The Bucs choked away a 23-6 fourth-quarter lead and trailed 27-23 with 1:49 remaining. ”
Guess why? The two half job genius who has the lightest gag reflex in the NFL. When you’re doing something that’s working and have built a three score lead, what you do is change everything up to super soft shell turtle cover no one zone.
It’s sickening to see this masturtard bungle a gimme. A lay down hand.
He should not be working tomorrow.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:52 pm
Is the person with the top comment just unaware of what’s been happening with the O-LINE? Everyone but one starter is hurt lol
September 21st, 2025 at 4:52 pm
I am grateful thankful for the win. Let’s be perfectly honest. We were with a patchwork offensive line against a Jets defence that has a good defensive line and a pro bowl player in Quinnen Williams.
I think it was a bit of a mistake to run Bucky so much. Rachaad when he touched, the ball looked good and has a bit more power than Bucky and I would have especially in the second half with the lead given him the ball a little bit more.
I am also not really sure why we don’t seem to use the tight end in this offense. I am pretty sure that none of our tight ends got a single target today. I also think that Culp is a good enough player that he should get some playing time, especially with how banged up or receiving core is. He would be a threat against most linebackers and safeties with his side speed combination. So in that regard, I am a bit disappointed in Josh Grizzard because I think there is a certain dynamism that is missing from this offence that we had under Coen last year.
Hopefully, next week we get back Tristan Wirfs and Chris Godwin and more importantly also that whatever happened with Mike Evans at the end of the game was just some cramping because of the heat and that it is nothing that will keep them out for any length of time. If Wirfs is back then at least the left side of our offensive line could go back to last years. I think Klein can be serviceable at right guard or if Michael Jordan is healthy he can go back to right guard. And well Heck would be the only real weaker spot on that line but is serviceable.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:53 pm
I picked up years ago that the Bucs had to outplay the opposing team and refs. The first half of this one was just sorry. The calls were beyond ridiculous. Are the NY Jets that bad? If so, put them up for sale, and let the fans have a shot at buying them.
September 21st, 2025 at 4:53 pm
If Wirfs and Godwin come back next week things will improve dramatically. They probably shift Klein over to right guard where he played in college.
Not saying it guarantees a win, but it will be an improvement. And Ebuka sure looks like a real #1 receiver. Looked like he caught that last ball.
Go Bucs 3-0!!!!
September 21st, 2025 at 4:56 pm
Baker = MVP
September 21st, 2025 at 4:59 pm
Todd Bowles took the foot off the gass in this game but Baker came threw again. This is the Baker I need in the playoffs!!
September 21st, 2025 at 5:01 pm
“MAYFIELD” for the Win. Is there really any doubt? That is Mayfield DESPITE Tobby Bowles and his BS Prevent Defense for the “attempted loss”
Toilets statement coming out for the second half…..
“We’ve got to keep our foot on the pedal and Mame Sure we win”
Turns out that tobby bowl’s Turtled Up soft shell defense looks NOTHING LIKE PUTTING YOUR PEDAL TO THE METAL because for the Most Part , THAT strategy Puts the BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR and promotes the losing side of ball..
He might have just as well came out of the tunnel and told the truth. You know the one……
He should have said, I’m going with MY USUAL “chicken little” strategy to try and keep the opponent I. The game…. no problem. Now THAT’S tobby’s “usual strategy”
September 21st, 2025 at 5:03 pm
Bucs struggled behind a makeshift Oline but Baker found a way without ME13. The defense, as I have been telling all since the draft, has not materially improved. They proved it again today. Not sure how many times Jets had to punt. Defense made Tyrod look like an All Pro. Not going to keep getting away with it.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:04 pm
I don’t care what anyone says. That was a catch by Egbuka!
September 21st, 2025 at 5:05 pm
We would have won comfortably if they can cut down on the O-line penalties.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:06 pm
Apologies… I should call him by his Real Name…. It’s not Tobby. His actual name is
GOMER ~ BARF ALL A MULE.. That’s his given name…
September 21st, 2025 at 5:09 pm
I don’t think we will take the eagles lightly. Watch us blow them out.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:11 pm
“It’s hard to win in this league”. Todd Bowles (9/21/2025 post-game)
And your coaching isn’t making it any easier…
September 21st, 2025 at 5:11 pm
BTW, why does Baker look like such a goober in that photo? He looks more like the waterboy than the starting QB.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:12 pm
Zero INTs….zero losses
Great work baker
GO BUCS
September 21st, 2025 at 5:12 pm
Though…. I WILL Say that when he was playing ball like a man, the team Even Without a respectable front line looked Pretty Good, Especially in the first half..
The defense Impressed as for the most part “considering”, SO Did the offense.
I’ll give it that much. It wasn’t the team I had a problem with. Nope. It’s the Gomer running it! He Must drink a few.beers or something at half time because what pops out after the first half and it’s Mr. (drunk) Hyde time every game. I’ve NEVER SEEN a coach try So Hard to keep opponents in a game! NEVER!
September 21st, 2025 at 5:13 pm
score’s wrong
September 21st, 2025 at 5:14 pm
Think about how lucky us Bucs fans have been going from Brady up Baker! We’d be 0-3 without Mayfield. Need to clean up our special teams, Oline and passrush but I’ll take 3-0 anyday.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:17 pm
Gipper Says:
September 21st, 2025 at 5:03 pm
… Defense made Tyrod look like an All Pro. Not going to keep getting away with it.
Not sure about that Gipper. Taylor dropped back 40 times to throw. Passed for 197 yards in those 40 drop backs — 36 attempts and 4 sacks. The 4 sacks netted another negative 29 yards. So that was 168 in net yards in 40 dropbacks, and that does not include a pick six 55-yard return. You might have a low threshold for an All-Pro or were watching a different game from the rest of us.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:22 pm
Gipper —
In the 2024 NFL season, the league average for “net yards per pass play” was approximately 6.7 yards.
Not the 4.2 NY/A that Taylor had today.
Keep watching the games for better context. Many of us on the site will help you to understand those nuances going forward.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:23 pm
Gipper
Taylor had two turnovers today. One lost fumble and one pick six.
Not exactly All Pro level.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:24 pm
geno711,
I watched the last 8 minutes. Tyrod and the Jets moved the ball with ease. Have seen this movie many times before in the last couple of years.
September 21st, 2025 at 5:48 pm
Geno
As usual agree with you. Taylor played GREAT!!! Give the guy his due. He was scrambling for his life and made some excellent plays,
Speaking of excellent plays. Obviously that catch by Ebuka was a highlight reel worthy effort, as was the one the zebras blew. But the first half one handed grab while a thing of beauty and amazing, kinda took our eyes off the fact that Baker threw a freaking PERFECT pass where ONLY EE could get it.
The Bucs need to figure a way to survive the total loss of the OL. We have ONE starter left!!! And he’s playing out of position. I guess two starters I forgot Bredeson got moved to Center from his starting OG.
So I exaggerated. Just THREE starters missing and the other two remaining were out of their normal positions. And it LOOKED like it today.
September 21st, 2025 at 6:12 pm
Well, well, well😚🏴☠️
September 21st, 2025 at 6:33 pm
That’s a typo. They trailed 27-26 not 27-23.
September 21st, 2025 at 6:35 pm
baker is on a heater. clutch despite missing tez
September 21st, 2025 at 6:40 pm
Tez would’ve dropped it anyway.
September 21st, 2025 at 6:41 pm
SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let’s bake!!!!!!
September 21st, 2025 at 6:56 pm
There never was a doubt in my mind!! However, I have just about worn the arms off of my chair !!
I’m very glad to see that our kicker is seemingly back on track !!
Go Bucs !!