Overview

• After a viral tunnel exchange in Seattle, Mayfield delivered 29-of-33 passing for 379 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in a 38-35 road win.
• Through five games he has 1,283 yards with a 10-to-1 TD-to-INT ratio and four game-winning drives, a surge placing him in early MVP conversations.
• Tampa Bay is 4-1 and leading the NFC South, repeatedly closing late as Mayfield engineers clutch finishes highlighted across multiple outlets.
• Tom Brady praised Mayfield on Fox Sports for backing up his talk with elite play, and Allen Iverson called him “a dog” on ESPN’s First Take.
• Mayfield said he’s the same competitor people once labeled “cocky,” downplayed MVP buzz as a testament to the offense, and kept producing despite injuries to key targets as rookie Emeka Egbuka emerges.