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Buccaneers Edge Jets 29-27 on Walk-Off Field Goal After Late Blocked-Kick TD

Turnovers plus special-teams swings set up Baker Mayfield's closing drive to preserve Tampa Bay's 3-0 start.

Overview

  • Baker Mayfield led a seven-play, 48-yard march with key completions to Emeka Egbuka and Sterling Shepard to set up Chase McLaughlin’s 36-yard winner as time expired.
  • Jets edge rusher Will McDonald IV hurdled the line to block a 43-yard attempt and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown with 1:49 left, briefly putting New York up 27-26.
  • Early mistakes built Tampa Bay’s cushion as Antoine Winfield Jr. forced a Tyrod Taylor fumble and Jamel Dean returned a Taylor interception 55 yards for a first-half touchdown to make it 20-6 at the break.
  • McLaughlin went 5-for-6 on field goals (54, 33, 28, 55, 36), while Taylor, starting for concussed Justin Fields, finished 26-of-36 for 197 yards with two touchdowns, one interception and a lost fumble.
  • Tampa Bay moved to 3-0 as New York fell to 0-3 under rookie coach Aaron Glenn; injuries to Mike Evans (hamstring), Sauce Gardner (head evaluation) and Quincy Williams (shoulder) bear monitoring, with the Jets visiting Miami on Monday night and the Bucs hosting the Eagles next.