Overview
- Tampa Bay beat San Francisco 30-19 at Raymond James Stadium as Mayfield went 17-of-23 for 256 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
- With a one-point lead in the fourth quarter, Mayfield converted a third-and-14 on a sprawling scramble, then hit rookie Tez Johnson for a 45-yard touchdown for Johnson’s first NFL score.
- The Buccaneers played without Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Jalen McMillan and Bucky Irving and lost rookie Emeka Egbuka to a hamstring injury in the second half.
- San Francisco’s injury list grew when All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner sustained a serious right ankle injury, left in an air cast and was ruled out.
- Tampa Bay’s defense produced six sacks and two takeaways, including interceptions by Jamel Dean and Kindle Vildor, as Mayfield’s season line reached 12 TDs and one INT with league-leading marks in fourth-quarter comebacks and game-winning drives.