Baker Mayfield handed for 325 yards and 4 touchdowns and the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the New Orleans Saints 51-27 on Sunday afternoon.
Mayfield overcame 3 interceptions to finish a tumultuous week through which the Bucs (4-2) relocated to New Orleans on Tuesday to keep away from Typhoon Milton.
Sean Tucker racked up 192 yards from scrimmage (136 speeding, 56 receiving) with two touchdowns, and Chris Godwin had 11 catches for 125 yards and two touchdowns as Tampa Bay squandered a 17-0 first-quarter lead earlier than outscoring the Saints 27-0 in the second one part and completing with 594 yards.
Rookie Spencer Rattler made his NFL debut instead of the injured Derek Carr and handed for 243 yards and one landing with two interceptions for the Saints (2-4), who misplaced their fourth directly.
Mayfield’s 55-yard landing move to Godwin produced the fourth lead alternate of the sport and gave Tampa Bay a 31-27 edge on the finish of the 3rd quarter.
An 8-yard landing move from Mayfield to Cade Otton preceded Bucky Irving’s 1-yard landing run within the fourth quarter. Tucker’s 5-yard run finished the scoring with 1:55 left.
The Bucs won the hole kickoff and drove to Mayfield’s 4-yard landing move to Godwin.
Rattler’s 2nd move used to be a 5-yard finishing touch to Chris Olave, however Olave used to be hit and fumbled. Antoine Winfield Jr. picked up the ball and raced 58 yards for a landing and a 14-0 lead. Olave sustained a concussion that compelled him from the sport.
Chase McLaughlin added a 26-yard box purpose that larger the result in 17-0 on the finish of the primary quarter.
New Orleans were given its first issues when Blake Grupe kicked a 42-yard box purpose at the 3rd play of the second one quarter, and Rashid Shaheed returned a Tampa Bay punt 54 yards for a landing to trim the result in 17-10.
Paulson Adebo’s interception of Mayfield resulted in Grupe’s 29-yard box purpose. Johnathan Abram intercepted Mayfield at the subsequent pressure, and at the resulting play, Rattler’s 10-yard landing move to rookie Bub Approach gave New Orleans a 20-17 lead.
Mayfield bounced again through connecting with Tucker on a 36-yard landing earlier than Alvin Kamara’s 4-yard landing run gave the Saints a 27-24 halftime lead.
–Box Stage Media
