For the second time this season, Bucs quarterback baker mayfield Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
Mayfield completed 27 of 32 passes (84.4%) for 359 yards and a career-high five touchdowns in the Bucks’ 48-14 win over the Panthers in Raymond on Sunday. , tied his personal best from the 2020 season in Cleveland. james stadium. Mayfield posted a passer rating of 153.0, making him the first player since 2019 to complete at least 80% of his passes while throwing for at least 350 yards and five or more touchdowns.
He led a Tampa Bay team that scored the most points and had the largest margin of victory (34 points) in the NFL in Week 17.
Mayfield has now won the NFC Offensive Player of the Week award six times in his career with three different teams, including three with Tampa Bay (Week 15 of 2023 and Week 15 of 2024). Mayfield’s three Most Valuable Player Awards are the most by any quarterback in team history, making him one of four quarterbacks to win the award multiple times this season.
Baker Mayfield leads Bucks to record win over Panthers
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield – Photo by Cliff Welch/PR
Among the quarterbacks in Week 17: baker mayfield 1st in passing touchdowns, 2nd in passer rating, 2nd in completion percentage, tied for 2nd in yards per pass attempt (11.2), tied for 3rd in passing first downs (17), 4th in passing yards. It became the rank.
This year, Mayfield is tied for second in passing touchdowns (39), second in completion percentage (71.7), third in passing yards (4,279), third in total touchdowns (42) and fourth in passer rating. (104.1).
He joins Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow, Detroit’s Jared Goff, and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson with over 4,000 passing yards and 35-plus passing touchdowns and a 1-of-4 quarter in 2024. It becomes the back. Mayfield, Burrow and Goff are the only quarterbacks to rank in the top five in passing touchdowns, passing yards and completion percentage this season.
Mayfield set career highs in passing touchdowns (39) and passing yards (4,279) for the second straight year. His 39 touchdowns are the third-most in franchise history in a single season, and his 4,279 passing yards are the fifth-most in franchise history in a single season. Week 17 marked Mayfield’s eighth game of the season with three or more passing touchdowns, the second-most in the NFL in 2024 behind Burrow (10). Mayfield also ranks tied for second in both 300-yard passing games (six games) and games with a passer rating of 90 or higher (13 games).
Since arriving in Tampa Bay in 2023, Mayfield has been one of the league’s best players, ranking first in the NFL in passing touchdowns (67) and second in passing yards (8,323). In his second year with the club, he led Tampa Bay’s offense, ranking first in the top five in points (29.7 per game), total yards (399.9), passing yards (252.6), and rushing yards (147.3). are. down (23.4) and third down conversion rate (50%). The Buccaneers are the only team to rank in the top five in total yards per game, passing yards per game, and rushing yards per game.
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