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Baker Mayfield's Back-to-Back Last-Minute Drives Lift 2-0 Buccaneers, Put Him in Company With Favre

A reported season-ending pectoral tear for Calijah Kancey tests Tampa Bay's defensive depth early.

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Sep 15, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) runs with the ball during the fourth quarter against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

Overview

  • Mayfield is the second quarterback on record to lead game-winning touchdown drives that began inside 2:30 in consecutive games, per OptaStats, joining Brett Favre.
  • In Monday's 20-19 win at Houston, he converted a fourth-and-10 with a 15-yard scramble, then completed five straight passes before Rachaad White's 2-yard score with six seconds left.
  • Defensive tackle Calijah Kancey sustained a torn pectoral that will require season-ending surgery, according to the Associated Press.
  • Rookie Emeka Egbuka recorded his third receiving touchdown in two games, the most by a Buccaneers player to start a career and tied for the NFL lead through Week 2.
  • Bucky Irving totaled 71 rushing and 50 receiving yards while White added 65 rushing and the winning touchdown, forming the balanced backfield Mayfield praised.