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Buccaneers at Lions on Monday Night Football: Mayfield’s MVP Push vs. Goff’s Blitz Prowess

Injury questions on both sides frame a game with NFC seeding implications.

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Overview

  • Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET at Ford Field with national coverage on ESPN, ABC and NFL+.
  • Tampa Bay enters on a two-game win streak with Baker Mayfield in MVP conversations as the only quarterback with more than 10 touchdown passes and one interception this season.
  • Buccaneers wide receivers Mike Evans and Emeka Egbuka are listed as questionable with hamstring injuries after recent absences.
  • Detroit will be without safety Brian Branch due to a one-game suspension, with additional injuries affecting the Lions’ secondary.
  • Jared Goff leads the league with 14 passing touchdowns and a 75.9% completion rate, and he owns a 137.1 passer rating versus the blitz against a Buccaneers defense that blitzes 35.5% of the time; Amon-Ra St. Brown remains a key red-zone target.