After the Bucs lost 30-24 in overtime to the Chiefs on Monday Night Football, the most talked about story was that Baker Mayfield’s offense drove 71 yards down the field and scored a touchdown. After scoring 24 points, Tampa Bay decided not to score two points. In the 23rd minute, they added another point to tie the score at 24-24.
bucks head coach tod bowles He explained why he didn’t aim for victory at this point, but even after a few days, it still doesn’t make much sense. One player I haven’t had a chance to comment on yet is quarterback Baker Mayfield.
As we know, Mayfield is a hot-tempered, hard-on-his-shoulders, intense type of player, and the higher the stakes, the better his game seems to be. It seemed like Mayfield was happy to go for two points in that moment, so it was interesting to hear his thoughts on whether he lobbied for two points after scoring.
“I didn’t lobby for that,” Mayfield said. “Hindsight is 20/20. We had a little bit of momentum on the long drive. They got gassed a little bit. But in hindsight, you hope you win the coin toss. .”
Baker Mayfield doesn’t like the overtime rule
Bucks QB Baker Mayfield – Photo courtesy of USA Today
But the biggest thing we learned is that Bucs quarterback Mayfield doesn’t like the way overtime is currently run.
“I don’t like the overtime rule,” Mayfield said. “Obviously, this gave us a double whammy. Overtime rules aren’t the best.”
Twice this season, the Bucks went to overtime and lost without the Bucks’ offense even touching the ball. The first time it happened was on Thursday Night Football in Week 5, on the road against the Falcons, in a 36-30 loss. the second one was on Monday night in Kansas City.
Tampa Bay’s defense allowed a touchdown on each opening drive.
Knowing how sensational Patrick Mahomes is late in games and in overtime, it made even more sense not to put them away when they could get the ball out of his hands.
It’s understandable why Mayfield doesn’t like the overtime rule, considering he burned down Mayfield and the Tampa Bay offense twice without even getting a chance to get on the field to win the game.
“It really sucks,” Mayfield said. “That’s the really disappointing part of not getting the chance at that point and not being able to go and win the game and not knowing it and not being able to take the first shot. This is what happened.”And this is what happened. ”
Should the NFL adjust its overtime rules?
Bucks OC Liam Cohen and QB Baker Mayfield – Photo by Jeffrey Jones/PR
Throughout NFL history, there have been several modifications to the overtime rule. Overtime was first introduced in 1974, with 15-minute quarters extended and the first team to score wins. That changed in 2010, when the game ended if the first team to get the ball scored a touchdown on their opening drive, but if they didn’t, the other team had a chance to get the ball. Ta.
This rule remained largely the same in 2017, but the quarter time was increased from 15 minutes to 10 minutes.
The latest adjustments for the 2022 offseason have no effect on the regular season, but even if the team with the ball scores a touchdown first on the first drive, the opposing team still has a chance. Rules have been adjusted. Take the ball and match that touchdown with your own.
As of now, Baker Mayfield may have to wait until the playoffs to get what he wants. That said, his coach, Todd Bowles, has been to the tournament and may be able to apply that rule to the regular season as well. Mayfield also made headlines for the moment he tilted his head in anger when the coin toss didn’t go his way. He calls each coin toss and is currently 0-2 with success.
“I played Heads in Atlanta,” Mayfield said. “I thought I’d make the switch. If I go back and tell someone, I’ll have a better chance of hitting heads again. Also, it rained and my coin got stuck in the mud, but if it was dry it would have been more bulletproof. I think there are many factors to consider.”
