Overview

• After a viral exchange with Seahawks fans, Mayfield said, "Same s—, different day," stressing that winning changes how his demeanor is labeled.
• Tampa Bay is 4-1 after a 38-35 win in Seattle in which Mayfield went 29-of-33 for 379 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
• Through five games he has 1,283 passing yards, 10 touchdowns, one interception and a 65.1% completion rate, with four final-minute comeback wins noted by ESPN.
• Ahead of Week 6, Tom Brady ranked the Buccaneers No. 3 in his personal power rankings and backed Mayfield’s trash talk, saying, "When you play like that, you can always talk that [expletive]."
• Mayfield points to a steady approach despite past stops in Cleveland, Carolina and Los Angeles and now leads a resurgent Bucs team that hosts the 49ers next with a chance to reach 5-1.