Overview

• The 2018 draft classmates will start Sunday for Seattle and Tampa Bay after rebuilding their careers with new teams.
• Tampa Bay re-signed Mayfield for three years and $100 million, while Seattle signed Darnold for three years and $100.5 million.
• Both clubs enter Week 5 at 3-1, with Mayfield at eight touchdowns and one interception and Darnold at five touchdowns and two interceptions.
• Darnold spoke warmly about their 2022 Carolina stint and praised Mayfield’s resilience, whereas Mayfield said he would not reminisce about that period.
• Their brief Panthers overlap and subsequent Pro Bowl seasons frame this matchup as a gauge of how firmly each resurgence has taken hold.