A quick look at last year’s NFL passing statistics would tell you Baker Mayfield this season is playing very much like another big name quarterback did last year.

That would be reigning league MVP Josh Allen.

A year ago, Allen threw for 3,731 yards with 28 TD passes and 6 interceptions with a 63.6 percent completion rate. His 12 rushing touchdowns and 531 yards on the ground put him on a level to win the prestigious award.

For the 2025 season, Mayfield is on pace for very similar passing numbers — 3,683 yards, 26 TD passes and 7 interceptions with a 62.8 percent completion rate.

Mayfield also has a whopping 6.6 yards per carry average (better than Allen) and leads the NFL in yards per carry on third downs, a stat highlighted during Sunday’s Cardinals-Bucs broadcast.

Joe is not trying to make a case for Mayfield as this year’s MVP, but Joe is trying to highlight how strong of a season Mayfield is having, despite his passing yardage, touchdown rate and completion rate being way down from the totals his posted last season.

Joe is very excited to see how Mayfield’s regular season wraps up if Mike Evans gets healthy and Chris Godwin and Bucky Irving stay healthy, along with the offensive line — and if Mayfield cat get his left shoulder fully.

No, Joe didn’t forget Jalen McMillan, who will come back soon after breaking his neck in August. If Evans and Godwin stay healthy, Joe doesn’t expect McMillan to get much work.