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Baker Mayfield’s Hot Start Rewrites Narrative as MVP Buzz Builds

He downplays the accolades, saying perceptions change when you play well.

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Baker Mayfield and the Bucs are heavy underdogs in Kansas City after dropping their of their last four.
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Overview

  • The Buccaneers are 4-1, with Mayfield at 1,283 yards, 10 touchdowns and one interception on roughly 65% passing through five games.
  • In Seattle he went 29-of-33 for 379 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-35 win as a tunnel exchange with a Seahawks fan went viral.
  • He summed up the perception shift as "Same s---, different day," noting the same traits are praised when results follow.
  • Tampa Bay points to his late-game poise, with four go-ahead scores inside the final minute this season, the most through five games since the 1970 merger.
  • Praise has surged, with teammate Haason Reddick calling him his MVP favorite and prominent figures Tom Brady and Allen Iverson applauding his edge and performance.