For the second time this season, Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield was named the NFC Offensive Participant of the Week.
Mayfield accomplished 27-of-32 (84.4%) passes for 359 yards and a career-high 5 touchdowns, which tied his private greatest from the 2020 season in Cleveland, within the Bucs’ 48-14 win over the Panthers on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. Mayfield posted a 153.0 passer ranking, and have become the primary participant since 2019 to finish greater than 80% of his passes whereas throwing for 350+ yards and five-or-more touchdowns.
He led a Tampa Bay workforce that scored probably the most factors and had the most important margin of victory (34) within the NFL in Week 17.
Mayfield has now earned NFC Offensive Participant of the Week recognition six instances in his profession, with three completely different groups, together with three with Tampa Bay (Week 15, 2023 and Week 15, 2024). Mayfield’s three Participant of the Week honors are probably the most by a quarterback in workforce historical past and he’s 1-of-4 quarterbacks to earn the popularity a number of instances this season.
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Bucs QB Baker Mayfield – Picture by: Cliff Welch/PR
Amongst quarterbacks in Week 17, Baker Mayfield completed first in passing touchdowns, second in passer ranking, second in completion proportion, tied for second in yards per move try (11.2), tied for third in passing first downs (17) and fourth in passing yards.
This yr, Mayfield ranks tied for second in passing touchdowns (39), second in completion proportion (71.7), third in passing yards (4,279), third in complete touchdowns (42) and fourth in passer ranking (104.1).
He’s 1-of-4 quarterbacks in 2024 with 4,000+ passing yards and 35+ passing touchdowns, together with Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow, Detroit’s Jared Goff and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson. Mayfield, Burrow and Goff are the lone quarterbacks this season that rank within the Prime 5 in every passing touchdowns, passing yards and completion proportion.
For the second yr in a row, Mayfield has established new profession highs in passing touchdowns (39) and passing yards (4,279). His 39 touchdowns are the third-most in a single season in franchise historical past, whereas his 4,279 passing yards are the fifth-most in a single season in franchise historical past. Week 17 marked Mayfield’s eighth sport this season with three or extra passing touchdowns, which rank because the second-most such video games within the NFL in 2024, trailing solely Burrow (10). Mayfield additionally ranks tied for second in each 300-yard passing video games (six) and video games with a 90+ passer ranking (13).
Since arriving in Tampa Bay in 2023, Mayfield has been among the many league’s greatest, main the NFL in passing touchdowns (67) and rating second in passing yards (8,323). In simply his second season with the membership, he’s main a Tampa Bay offense that ranks within the prime 5 in factors scored (29.7 per sport), complete yards (399.9), passing yards (252.6), dashing yards (147.3), first downs (23.4) and third down conversion proportion (50%). The Buccaneers are the one workforce that ranks prime 5 in complete yards per sport, passing yards per sport and dashing yards per sport.
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