Overview
- With 1:49 left, Mayfield drove 48 yards in seven plays to set up Chase McLaughlin’s 36-yard field goal for a 29-27 finish.
- New York had just taken the lead on Will McDonald IV’s 50-yard return of a blocked field goal after Tampa Bay once led 23-6.
- Tampa Bay is 3-0, with Mayfield engineering game-winning drives in each game; some outlets called it unprecedented, though NFL.com lists similar three-game starts by Nick Foles, Matt Ryan and Ryan Tannehill since 2000.
- Mayfield said the win felt personal because Jets defensive coordinator Steve Wilks cut him in Carolina in 2022, adding he also had teammates like Haason Reddick in mind.
- Mayfield went 19-of-29 for 233 yards with a touchdown and 44 rushing yards as Mike Evans exited with a hamstring injury and Tyrod Taylor started for the now 0-3 Jets.