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PENALTY ALREADY ON THIRD DOWN
TODAY. THE FIRST GAME TAMPA BAY A
FIRST. THIRD AND SIX, MAYFIELD, POCKET
COLLAPSING LATE, BUT FINDS HIS FAVORITE TARGET MIKE EVANES.
FIRST DOWN AND OUT OF BOX AT THE WASHINGTON 11.
>> Daryl: IT’S GOING TO BE FUN FIRST DOWN AND OUT OF BOX AT THE
WASHINGTON 11. >> Daryl: IT’S GOING TO BE FUN
TO WATCH MIKE EVANS. YOU CAN SEE THE PLAY RUNNING
THROUGH THERE. THAT LEAVES THE OUTSIDE OF
FIELD. HE BEATS KWANQUAN MARTIN TO THE
OUTSIDE. AND JAMIN DAVIS GOT HIM INSIDE
QUICK. HE IS SO ATHLETIC.
>> Kevin: SECOND AND 14, MAYFIELD BACK TO THE AIR, DROPS
IT IN ON THE SIDELINES TO TREY PALMER.
HE MAKES THE CATCH, FALLING OVER >> Daryl: REALLY JUST STARTING
TO GET COMFORTABLE, NUMBER 10 COMES OFF FIRST, DROPPING IN
COVERAGE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A BIT OF CONFUSION ON
WHO HAD TREY PALMER, AS HE WENT DEEP OFF THAT TIGHT LINEUP.
>> Kevin: WE’RE AT THE FOR WHITE LAST YEAR.
>> Daryl: AMAZING. >> Kevin: SINGLE COVERAGE, ONE
ON ONE — OH, WHAT A CATCH! MIKE EVANS FINEFIGHTING THROUGH
BENJAMIN ST-JUSTE FOR A EVERYTHING YOU CAN, BUT YOU’RE
GOING UP AGAINST A GUY THAT IS SO GOOD.
BENJAMIN ST-JUSTE PLAYS THIS PERFECTLY.
A PERFECT THROW BY BAKER MAYFIELD.
PERFECT THROW. LATE HANDS BY MIKE EVANS.
THAT’S JUST GREAT FOOTBALL ON THE OUTSIDE, AND THAT’S A GREAT
WIDE RECEIVER MAKING A GRATE JUST KILLERS.
FIRST AND GOAL FROM THE 4. MAYFIELD TO THE END ZONE.
GODWIN STRETCHES IT ACROSS FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.
>> Daryl: REALLY NICE PLAY THE WIDE RECEIVERS.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR RADAR UP. WATCH THE RUN THROUGH BY MIKE
EVANS. HE DOES A GOOD JOB OF ACTING
RIGHT THERE. YOU IMPACT THE RELEASE OF MIKE
SAINRISTIL, BUT YOU DON’T ALLOW KICKING OFF OUR NFL SEASON WITH.
MAYFIELD HAS IT WIDE OPEN. IT’S JALEN McMILLAN.
HIS FIRST CATCH, HIS FIRST TOUCHDOWN FROM 32 YARDS OUT!
>> Daryl: I LOVE THIS PLAY CALL. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS.
TWO 32-YARD PASSES FOR BAKER MAYFIELD ON THE DRIVE.
THIS ONE HIGH ARCING, DROPPED IT IN TO JALEN McPOLITICALEN, WHO
TASTES THE END ZONE FOR THE IRVING INSIDE AS WELL.
>> Kevin: THIRD DOWN AND GOAL. MAYFIELD TO THE AIR, TO THE END
ZONE, TO EVANS FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.
HIS SECOND TOUCHDOWN GRAB OF THE DAY, THE FOURTH TOUCHDOWN FOR
BAKER MAYFIELD, AND TAMPA BAY IN COMPLETE CONTROL, UP 36-14.
>> Daryl: COMING FROM THE INSIDE, THIS IS THROWN TO THE
BACK SIDE. YOU KNOW, UNDERNEATH, AGAIN,
IT’S PRETTY GOOD COVERAGE BY BENJAMIN ST-JUSTE, HE’S JUST HAD
A TOUGH JOB OF COVERAGE. DEAFENING.
SECOND AND NINE. POCKET.
GODWIN WITH A PLUCK AND CHRIS GODWIN DOWN AT THE TAMPA BAY 49
ANY ARMS OF CARLTON DAVIS. ANY ARMS OF CARLTON DAVIS.
>> Daryl: GODWIN IS WORKING IN THAT DUAL RELEASE.
YOU WONDER IF THAT WAS A MISTAKE BY JALEN McMILLAN.
YOU GOT TWO GUYS IN THE SAME SPOT.
DID THEY GET LUCKY RIGHT THERE AND JUST GOT CHRIS GODWIN COMING
IN ON THE HEELS OF JALEN RUN THE FOOTBALL.
THE RAMS DID NOT RUN IT AND I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT LIAM COUEN HAS TO DECIDE TODAY.
>> Kevin: BAKER MAYFIELD IN THE TROUBLE AND GETS FREE AND ON THE
RUN AND HAS A FIRST DOWN ACROSS THE 40 YARD LINE.
IT WAS ANOTHER THING THAT LIAM HIS COMPETITION AT THE POSITION.
TO EXTEND HIS LEGS, LIAM COEN WAS NOT AWARE HE WAS THIS GOOD.
THAT IS FANTASTIC RIGHT THERE. THAT FIRST PLAYER THAT CAME
THROUGH, I THINK IT WAS MEKHI WING ONKTS.
A SIDE-STEP IN THE POCKET IS >> Kevin: ON THIRD AND TEN, HERE
COMES THE PASS RUSH. MAYFIELD STEPS UP.
THROWS ON THE RUN AND HE FINDS HIS FAVORITE THIRD DOWN TARGET,
CHRIS GODWIN, TO MOVE THE CHAINS.
>> Daryl: REALLY GOOD JOB BY CHAINS.
>> Daryl: REALLY GOOD JOB BY BAKER MAYFIELD FEELING THAT
PRESSURE AND IT’S COMING FROM HIS LEFT.
HE HAS THE ABILITY TO STEP UP TO HIS RIGHT AND EXTEND THAT PLAY A
LITTLE BIT AND THERE IS YOUR SECURITY BLANKET RIGHT THERE,
CHRIS GODWIN. HE ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE IN THE
RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. HIS ENTIRE CAREER AND HE IS KIND
OF BACK IN THAT ROLE AND HE HAS A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITY.
>> Kevin: ON FIRST DOWN, MAYFIELD LOOKING.
DOWN THE SIDELINE. HE’S GOT GODWIN AGAIN!
INSIDE THE 10! AND HE’LL WALK IT IN FOR A TAMPA
TOUCHDOWN! 41 YARDS AND THE BUCCANEERS ARE
BACK ON TOP. HERE IS CHRIS GODWIN RIGHT HERE.
YOU GOT QUICK SCREENS ON THE OUTSIDE.
YOU SET IT UP AND THEN YOU RELEASE DOWN THE FIELD.
NOW YOU GOT 13, MIKE EVANS, KIND OF RUNNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE FIELD SO HE GRABS TERRION RESPECTED BY DAN CAMPBELL.
>> Kevin: FROM THE 49 ON FIRST DOWN, MAYFIELD IS WIDE OPEN
INSIDE THE 30 YARD LINE. THE FIRST TARGET AND CATCH FOR
JALEN McMILLAN. A PICKUP OF 21.
>> Curt: EARLIER WE TALKED ABOUT THE TAMPA BAY DEFENSE IN THE
DRIVE. REALLY THE RESPONSE AND
RESILIENCY OF THE OFFENSE. REALLY GOOD JOB BY JALEN
McMILLAN. FIRST AND TEN AT THE 11 YARD
LINE. MAYFIELD GOING TO RUN AGAIN.
BAKER UP THE MIDDLE. INSIDE THE 5.
MAYFIELD LUNGING AND TOUCHDOWN! WHAT AN ANSWER!
BAKER MAYFIELD AND TAMPA BAY, WHAT AN ANSWER!
>> Daryl: I THINK LIAM COEN IS WATCH HIM SETUP THIS.
THIS IS IMPRESSIVE. I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO
TACKLED AROUND THE 56. LITTLE SETUP AND BOUNCE IT
OUTSIDE. THERE ARE FOUR GUYS FROM DETROIT
THAT ARE CONVERGING ON HIM. HE GETS INTO THE END ZONE.
>> Kevin: WE ARE GOING TO PUT WHITE REMAINS THE SETBACK.
THREE WIDE. TRIPS TO THE TOP OF YOUR SCREEN.
THEY GO THE OTHER WAY TO THE CORNER AND THERE IS TOUCHDOWN,
GODWIN! >> Matt: WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, GO
WITH WHAT’S WORKED HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN THE PAST.
ISOLATE GOODWIN, GET THE BALL UP WHERE DID HE GO TO SCHOOL?
>> Tim: PRETTY GOOD PLAY ON THAT GODWIN KID.
>> Matt: THAT IS A GOOD PLAYER. >> Tim: BLACK SHOES AND GOLD
CREWS. >> Matt: NOT WHEN HE WAS THERE.
WAY TOO GOOD FOR BLACK SHOES, I’LL TELL YA.
>> Tim: GODWIN’S THIRD THIS LEFT.
>> Kevin: MAYFIELD LOOKING LEFT. IT’S EVANS, TOUCHDOWN, TAMPA!
>> Tom B.: MIKE IS ONE OF THE HIS SIZE AND SPEED, THEY GET HIM
IN MAN-TO-MAN. GARDNER-JOHNSON ON HIM, AND
THERE’S NO WAY YOU CAN STAY WITH HE’S JUST TREMENDOUSLY TALENTED
IN HIS RUN AFTER CATCH. >> Kevin: PASS GAME IS WORKING.
THE SHORT PASS GAME. HERE, THOUGH, MAYFIELD — IT’S
EVANS AGAIN! AND BAKER MAYFIELD IS TAKING
APART PHILADELPHIA EARLY. RIGHT NOW.
ACCURATE PASSES, STANDING IN THE POCKET.
AND EVANS ON THE OUTBREAK RUN, BLANKENSHIP NO WAY TO COVER
THAT. I LIKE HOW BAKER’S GETTING THE
BALL OUT OF HIS HANDS. IT’S NOT ALLOWING THAT DEFENSIVE
LINE TO MAKE AN IMPACT. THAT’S THE WAY THAT WE THOUGHT
THE EAGLES COULD SLOW DOWN THE EVANS IS INVOLVED.
IT’S A GREAT START. >> Kevin: OVER THE MIDDLE, AND
IT IS CAUGHT! TOUCHDOWN!
>> Tom B.: THEY WANTED TO BE TOUCHDOWN!
>> Tom B.: THEY WANTED TO BE PHYSICAL INSIDE, HANDLING DAVIS,
HANDLING CARTER. CLEAN POCKET.
PALMER IS IN THERE FOR EVANS. THIS IS KIND OF AN EVANS ROUTE
WHEN YOU PUT IT IN. PALMER COMES IN, BECAUSE EVANS
CATCHES THE BALL PREVIOUSLY, WERE GOING TO GO FOR IT ON
FOURTH DOWN. >> Kevin: MAYFIELD GOING TO KEEP
IT, HE’S IN! TOUCHDOWN, TAMPA!
IT IS 20-0 HERE IN THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, TAMPA!
IT IS 20-0 HERE IN THE SECOND QUARTER!
>> Tom B.: JUST A ZONE READ AND TAKES IT HIMSELF, CALLS HIS OWN
NUMBER. HAVE TO ELIMINATE BAD PLAYS.
>> Kevin: NOW IT’S BAKER MAYFIELD, UP TWO TOUCHDOWNS.
LOOKING FOR STERLING SHEPARD, GOES UP AND GETS IT!
GREAT CATCH OVER MITCHELL! 30 YARDS TO THE EX-GIANT.
>> Tom B.: THEY’RE TRYING TO RUN THE DOUBLE MOVE, STOPS
MITCHELL’S FEET, AND THE RECOVERY IS A REALLY GOOD PLAY.
BUT SHEPARD JUST GOES UP THERE, AND AN A-PLUS THROW AND A-PLUS
CATCH. SIGN UP THE PRACTICE SQUAD THIS
MORNING. WHAT PROTECTION.
GREAT EXECUTION. $100 MILLION CONTRACT.
WHITE IN THE BACKFIELD AT THE 37 YARD LINE.
FIRES, CAUGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE 50 YARD LINE.
MIKE EVANS, GOING INTO LAST FIG TOSS — FAKE TOSS.
EVANS COMES BACK INTO THE GAME AND SCORES.
EACH TEAM WITH A BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED OPENING DRIVE.
KIRK: LIAM COHEN, THE OFFENSIVE KIRK: LIAM COHEN, THE OFFENSIVE
COORDINATOR, TAKING A PAGE OUT OF THE ANDY REID BOOK.
HE COMES BACK AND NO ONE PICKS HIM UP.
YOU CAN SEE TERREL, THEY ARE CONFUSED BECAUSE OF THE MOVEMENT
. HALF OF THE DEFENSE IS PLAYING
MAN. THEY WANT TO TRY TO EMPHASIZE IT
AND MAKE SOMETHING TEAMS HAVE TO RESPECT.
AL: WIDE OPEN! EVANS, TOUCHDOWN! 23 YARDS — IT IS THE 100TH
TOUCHDOWN OF HIS CAREER ON 99 RECEPTIONS.
KIRK: BAKER LOVES THAT THROW — EVANS.
HE IS READING THE SAFETY AND NOW HE HAS THE ONE-ON-ONE
OPPORTUNITY. THAT IS A MISMATCH AGAINST THE
BACKUP NICKEL. WHAT A TOUGH ASK FOR HAMILTON TO
BE ABLE TO STAY WITH MIKE EVANS RUNNING BACK IS WHITE.
SPLIT LEFT. GODWIN TO THE RIGHT.
THROWS TO THE CORNER, THAT’S CAUGHT.
STERLING SHEPHERD COMES UP WITH IT.
SO THE TWO GUYS WHO CONNECTED IN OKLAHOMA
YEARS AGO, SHEPHERD OFF THE PRACTICE SQUAD, A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. PULLS IT IN FOR THE
TOUCHDOWN. TAMPA BAY TAKES THE LEAD
AGAIN. KIRK: WOW, WAS THAT A
TROPE? LIP MCLAUGHLIN TACKS ON
ANOTHER ONE. KIRK: HE KNOWS EXACTLY
WHERE HE WANTS TO GO, BACK TO THAT CORNER.
BEFORE HE RELEASES THE BALL, LOOK THAIT
COVERAGE HERE. THAT’S PRETTY TIGHT.
LOOK WHERE HE PUTS THE BALL.
THAT’S AN OUTSTANDING THROW BY BAKER
MAYFIELD. YOU SEE SHEPHERD WORK
INSIDE, KIND OF HESITATE.
PICKS UP, SWITCH OF COVERAGE, THEN GETS AWAY
FROM HAMILTON THERE WITH AN OUTSTANDING THROW.
AGAIN, THAT’S A GREAT LOOK AT IT RIGHT THERE.
HE COULD NOT HAVE HANDED THAT FOOTBALL ANY BETTER
TO HIS COLLEGE TEAMMATE.
AL: WE’VE HAD A FEW MAYFIELD STEPPING UP.
GOING TO RUN WITH IT. FIRST DOWN AND SEVERAL MORE.
MAYFIELD SHOWING NO EFFECTS OF YARDS.
KIRK: WATCH WHAT HAPPENS WITH CHRIS GODWIN WHEN HE COMES INTO
WORK. SAFETY THERE.
NOW HE WILL TAKE A LINEBACKERS AND SAFETIES WITH HIM.
THERE’S NO ONE LEFT. EVERYBODY CLEARED UP.
WONDERING HOW HE MIGHT FEEL. THIS IS USUALLY THE GAME OR
BAKER MAYFIELD WILL TAKE OVER. NICE THROW.
NICE SCRAMBLE. FOURTH QUARTER.
TIE GAME. THIS YOUNG ROOKIE, HE’S BEEN
EXCELLENT. >> Adam: FOUND ROURTH PICK OUT
OF OREGON. HE’S BEEN THE LEADING RUSHER.
FIRST AND GOAL, AND AN IMPRESSIVE TAMPA BAY DRIVE LEADS
TO A TOUCHDOWN FOR CHRIS GODWIN. THEY NEED TO KEEP POINTS AT A
PREMIUM. KEEP THE SCORE DOWN.
THIS IS STRAIGHT MAN COVERAGE. GREAT ROUTE UNDERNEATH BY GODWIN
IN THE SLOT. YOU CAN’T GIVE UP LEVERAGE IN
YOUR OWN END ZONE. HE’S NOT PUTTING THE BALL IN
HARM’S WAY AND TURNING OVER, MORE OF THE ADVANCED METRIC
STUFF, HE’S PLAYING EVERY LEVEL OF QUARTERBACK AS YOU CAN.
>> Adam: MAYFIELD, STEPS UP, EXCELLENT IN THE SCRAMBLE GAME.
MAKES THE MOVE TO GET INSIDE OF THE 10 SETS UP A THIRD DOWN AND
SHORT SITUATION. PLAYS HAPPEN AFTER THE FIRST
DOWN. >> Greg: YEAH, IT’S JUST SO
FRUSTRATING, YOU SEE THEY PLAY A HIGH COVERAGE TWO ZONE.
MATCH DROP SEVEN, THERE’S REALLY NOWHERE TO GO WITH THE BALL.
JUST COMING OUT OF THE BACK SIDE OF THE COVERAGE.
IT JUST TAKES THE WIND OUT OF YOUR SAILS AS A PASS RUSHER.
YOUR DEFENSIVE BACKS ARE DOING A IN THE NFL, ANY FORWARD PASS
THERE CAN BE NO CONTACT OR IT’S OPI.
>> Adam: MAYFIELD, TO TUCKER, INSIDE THE 15, ALL THE WAY TO
THE HOUSE! IT’S A TOUCHDOWN, THE FIRST OF
SEAN TUCKER’S NFL CAREER! THEY’RE DOUBLE-TEAMING MIKE
EVANS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
AND IT’S MAN COVERAGE. GOT TO ASSUME SOMEONE’S GOT TO
BE A PEEL PLAYER, A DEFENSIVE RUNS LIKE WE SAW THERE.
AND HERE AGAIN, ON SECOND DOWN. >> Adam: GODWIN IN MOTION.
FAKE IT TO IRVING. OUT TO GODWIN.
IN SPACE. AND HE PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN
AND PINBALLS HIS WAY INSIDE THE 40 AND OFF TO THE RACES, CHRIS
GODWIN’S SECOND TOUCHDOWN OF THE DAY.
AND TAMPA BAY IS BACK OUT IN FRONT.
>> Greg: NO RECEIVER IN THE NFL FIRST DOWNS OR TOUCHDOWNS BETTER
THAN CHRIS GODWIN. HERE, THEY SEND HIM ON A LITTLE
JET MOTION. AND HE’S JUST THE CHECKDOWN,
THAT’S AGAINST THE LINEBACKER WILLIE GAY.
THAT’S GOT TO BE A TWO-YARD GAIN, BUT INSTEAD, HE’S
PHYSICAL, HE’S GOT HIS BURST BACK.
WE MENTIONED HE LOOKED BACK TO HIMSELF AFTER THAT BAD INJURY, A
FEW YEARS BACK. >> Adam: THIRD AND GOAL.
FROM THE 8. FOUR-MAN RUSH.
MAYFIELD. IN THE POCKET.
THROWS, END ZONE, IT’S CAUGHT BY THE TOUCHDOWN!
AN UP AND DOWN DRIVE ENDS IN A SCORE FOR TAMPA BAY.
>> Greg: FIRST OF SEASON FOR THE LEAD TO DOUBLE DIGITS.
THAT’S HIS SEVENTH STOP. WATCH ABRAM, THOUGH, WHEN BAKER
MAYFIELD STARTS SCRAMBLING, THERE’S NO REASON TO RUN THIS
WAY. THAT’S YOUR SIDE OF THE FIELD.
IT’S ZONE COVERAGE. BIGGEST STORY THERE IS GREAT
PASS PROTECTION, OFFENSIVE LINE, WASHINGTON AND IS USED TO
RUNNING IT WHEN NEED. EVANS, BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN,
FIRST DOWN. PLAY ACTION.
MAYFIELD, EVANS, TOUCHDOWN TAMPA BAY!
100th CAREER TOUCHDOWN CAT STERLING SHEPARD IS GOING TO
COME IN MOTION, CLEAR UP THE FIELD.
IMPACT THAT HAS ON MARCUS WILLIAMS AT SAFETY ALLOWS THE
HOLE FOR MIKE EVANS. IT’S A ROLLED CORNER, BUT
STERLING SHEPARD TAKES THE SAFETY OUT OF THE PICTURE.
BRANDON STEPHENS AT CORNER HAS TO HONOR THIS FLAT ROUTE THAT
COMES OUT TOWARD HIM WITH THE BACK.
HE’S GOT TO RECOGNIZE HE GOT THAT RESPONSIBILITY.
IT OPENS THAT HOLE THEN IN THAT DEFENSE.
REALLY GOOD DESIGN OFFENSIVELY BY GETTING STERLING SHEPARD
THROUGH THE DEFENSE. EVEN WITHOUT A GREAT THROW,
EVANS WAS WIDE OPEN. FROM THE 30, DOWN NOW BY TEN.
OTTON IN MOTION. LITTLE PLAY ACTION, AND THAT IS
PALMER WITH A CATCH AND OUT-OF-BOUNDS, NICE START TO THE
DRIVE. DOWN TO LAURA.
>> Laura: THIS RAVENS DEFENSE IS 10, JUST SHORT OF FIRST DOWN
YARDAGE. PLAY ACTION.
UNDERNEATH, WHITE. RACHAAD, TOUCHDOWN BUCCANEERS!
NOW THEY’LL GO FOR TWO, TRYING NOW THEY’LL GO FOR TWO, TRYING
TO MAKE IT A TWO-SCORE GAME. >> Troy: THIS IS SET UP WELL.
RACHAAD HANDLES IT WELL, THEN THE LINEMAN IN FRONT.
GOOD JOB FINISHING THAT OFF. A TWO-POINT PLAY TO MAKE IT A
TWO-POSSESSION GAME. >> Joe: ROOKIE CENTER.
BACK IN THE END ZONE, TWO-POINT TRY IS GOOD!
STERLING SHEPARD. HOPPED ON THAT LATERAL, THAT
BACKWARD THROW. BAKER CONVERTS WITH A TWO-POINT
TRY. 16-POINT GAME IN TAMPA. SECOND AND FIVE NOW.
NEARLY PICKED, AND SOMEHOW CADE OTTON CAUGHT IT UP AGAINST HIS
EAR. CONVENTIONAL.
>> Troy: THIS IS RIGHT THROUGH THE HANDS, AND OTTON, YOU KNOW,
CAUGHT IT — IT’S THE HELMET CATCH.
SHOULDER PAD CATCH. THAT BECOMES HUGE.
LOSS TONIGHT FOR TAMPA, THEY’RE TIED WITH THEM.
>> Joe: OTTON. ANOTHER BIG HIT, ANOTHER BIG
CATCH. OTTON SHOWING HOW TOUGH HE IS
TONIGHT. >> Troy: REALLY IS.
EVERY TIME HE’S BEEN RUNNING UP AND CATCHING THE FOOTBALL, HE’S
BEEN TAKING A HELMET. OUT OR THROW IT AWAY AS HE SAW
IN THE LAST SECOND DOWN THIS IS USUALLY EVANS OR GODWIN
TERRITORY. WHO IS HE LOOKING AT HERE?
TO THE END ZONE. IT IS CAUGHT BY CADE OTTON.
BOTH TIGHT ENDS HAVE SCORED ON THIS NATIONAL TIGHT ENDS DAY THIS NATIONAL TIGHT ENDS DAY!
>> GREG: NICE JOB. YOU SEE CADE OTTON SEPARATE AND
RUN A TEXAS ROUTE. CORNERS.
TYPICALLY MORE WHEN THEY ARE MATCHED UP ONE-ON-ONE VERSUS A
SAFETY HEAR BEST THIRD-DOWN OFFENSE IN THE NFL.
>> ADAM: RACHAAD WHITE TURNED AROUND.
THE BALL WAS WAITING FOR HIM. HE BUSTED INTO THE END ZONE FOR
A SCORE. >> GREG: SOMETIMES IT IS JUST
AS SIMPLE AS THROWING A SWING PLUS AND I HAVE THREE BLOCKERS
FOR THREE DEFENDERS AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY HAD.
THEY GOT CADE OTTON AND PAYNE THIRD DOWN AND SIX FOR TAMPA
BAY. BAKER MAYFIELD LOOKING TO
CONVERT. >> I LOVE THE AGGRESSIVE PLAY
CALL. YOU DON’T WANT TO RUN THE BALL.
LET ATLANTA TAKE THE TIMEOUT. TAKE THE BALL BACK TO KIRK
COUSINS. HE IS A 4-3 GUY.
JUST A MATTER OF GETTING MORE OPPORTUNITIES.
PLAYING BEHIND MIKE EVANS FOR A LONG TIME.
AND THAT IS THE BIG EXPLOSIVE THE FIELD GOAL DOES THEM NO
GOOD. SHEPHERD IN MOTION.
MAYFIELD LOOKING IN THAT DIRECTION.
GOES DOWNFIELD. A TIGHT WINDOW THROW TO GERRIT
IN HIS SEASON DEBUT. CRUCIAL MOMENT AT THE 9-YARD
LINE. 19-YARD PICKUP.
>> GREG: TALK ABOUT THE MENTAL TOUGHNESS OF BAKER MAYFIELD.
ALMOST THAT EXACT PART OF THE BEARING ON THE LAST THROW.
IT SPEAKS A LOT ABOUT HIS CONFIDENCE.
>> ADAM: SECOND AND GO. TO THE END ZONE FOR CADE OTTON
AND A TOUCHDOWN!. EACH GETTING TWO NOW.
BAKER MAYFIELD, COUPLE OF PICKS.
A COUPLE OF BAD DECISIONS. THIS DRIVE, WENT BACK TO THE
BAKER MAYFIELD WE REMEMBER FROM CLOCK AT A HALF OF A MINUTE.
>> GREG: THEY NEED APPLY. THEY DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THESE
56 YARDS AT A TIME. THEY NEED A CHUNK PLAY.
>> ADAM: LOOKING FOR ONE. DOWN THE MIDDLE.
IT IS CAUGHT. CLOCK IT.
>> ADAM: THEY WILL STOP IT WITH NINE SECONDS LEFT.
RAKIM JARRETT, IN THE SECOND HALF, HAS MADE A LOT OF
CRITICAL CATCHES. BAKER LET’S THE DIG ROUTE
RIPPON PUTS IT ON HIS BACK FIRST DOWN RUSHES.
MAYFIELD, END ZONE. OTTON, TOUCHDOWN, TAMPA BAY!
AND THAT WAS A THING OF BEAUTY AFTER THE 46-YARD RETURN TO
START THE HALF. THE BUCCANEERS END UP IN THE END
ZONE. THE BUCCANEERS END UP IN THE END
ZONE. >> Troy: RYAN MILLER, NUMBER 81,
HE’S THE ONE WHO PUSHES UP THE FIELD AND FORCES JUSTIN REID
THEN TO TRY TO NAVIGATE IT. HE COMES HERE AND YOU SEE REID,
HOW HE’S TRYING TO COME UP AND THEN PLAY OTTON AND HE COMES
UNDERNEATH IN THAT SLANT ROUTE TOUCHDOWN THROW TO CADE OTTON.
OVER THE MIDDLE, THERE’S OTTON AGAIN.
HE GETS A BIG-TIME HIT ON THE PLAY BY JADEN HICKS.
AND A GAIN OF 18. AND A GAIN OF 18.
>> Troy: HE GIVES THE BALL TO OTTON, KNOWING THAT YOU COME
ACROSS THERE AS YOU TURN TO MAKE FELLAS, BACK TO YOU.
>> Joe: SCOTT, THANKS. TWO MINUTES TO GO, ONE TIME-OUT.
THIS ONE IS CAUGHT FOR THE FIRST DOWN.
THAT’S SHEPARD. AND STERLING SHEPARD WITH THE
BIGGEST GAIN OF THE NIGHT, TIES THAT PRESSURE BY TERSHAWN
WHARTON. >> Troy: A GOOD ROUTE AT THE TOP
OF THE SCREEN. GETTING TO THE CORNER AND
MAYFIELD GETS THE BALL OUT ON TIME.
DOES A HECK OF A JOB. RECEIVERS ON THE OUTSIDE.
THEY HAVE ONE-ON-ONE LOOKS. >> Joe: MAYFIELD OVER THE MIDDLE
HAS HIS MAN PALMER. PALMER IS DOWN TO THE 1.
AND NOW A TIME-OUT IS TAKEN. DO.
ARE THEY GOING FOR TWO TO WIN IT IF THEY SCORE OR TIE IT UP?
30 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK, YOU’RE ON THE 1 YARD LINE.
THERE WAS NO REASON TO CALL A TIME-OUT. >> Joe: THE HANDOFF, WIDEOPEN,
TOUCHDOWN, RYAN MILLER! RYAN MILLER HAS THE BUCCANEERS
WITHIN ONE. >> Troy: THERE’S MILLER AND
McDUFFIE LOOKING IN THE BACKFIELD.
IT’S SECOND DOWN. I’M NOT ANTICIPATING THEY’RE
GOING TO RUN THE FOOTBALL THERE ONE OF THE BEST YOUNG RIGHT
TACKLES IN THE LEAGUE, GOEDEK. – GOEDEKE.
WE’LL SEE IF THEY CAN DO IT TODAY.
>> Kevin: ON THIRD AND FOURTH, MAYFIELD PUNTS, FIRED AND OVER
THE MIDDLE. A STRIKE FROM BAKER MAYFIELD
FOR A FIRST DOWN. LIKE WE JUST SAID WITH THIS
OFFENSIVE LINE. LOOK AT WERTZ JUST WADDING THAT
UP. BAKER LOOKED ALL THE WAY TO THE
RIGHT SIDE OF THE FIELD. HAD A LOT OF TIME TO COME BACK.
AND AN A+ THROW. RIGHT TO OTTON.
RIGHT THROUGH THE NUMBERS. BEHIND SKULE WHO’S IN FOR
WIRFS. TRYING TO CAPITALIZE OFF THAT
PUNT. MAYFIELD SETS UP A SCREEN.
TRYING TO GET A MOVE. WHITE, IN.
TOUCHDOWN TAMPA. YOU HAVE WHITE JUST ON A LITTLE
ANGLE SCREEN. GET A LITTLE EYE CANDY.
LOOK AT THE CATCH. AND THEN SPLITS THE DEFENSE.
IT LOOKS LIKE, THEY’RE THROWING >> Tom: AGAIN, BOSA MOVED TO
THE OTHER SIDE. THE BALL OUTSIDE THE NUMBER TO
THE PERIMETER AT THE LAST >> Kevin: EXTEND PRESSURE.
MAYFIELD EVADES. IN TROUBLE.
STIFF ARM. THROWS.
OH IT’S CAUGHT. I CAN’T GET OVER THAT.
>> Tom: THAT WAS RIDICULOUS. I MEAN ONE ARM.
>> HOLDING DEFENSE NUMBER 33. FIVE YARD PENALTY AUTOMATIC
FIRST DOWN. >> Kevin: THAT’S ONE OF THE
BEST PLAYS I’VE SEEN ALL YEAR. >> Tom: THAT’S ONE OF THE BEST
PLAYS I’VE EVER SEEN A QUARTERBACK MAKE.
AND WHAT A CATCH BY WHITE. THEY’RE DEALING WITH SO MANY
ADVERSITIES, THE BUCS. I’M ANDREW CATALON WITH JASON
McCOURTY AND TIKI BARBER. MAYFIELD HAS ALL SORTS OF TIME.
HE’S ON THE RUN WITH EVANS. EVANS INSIDE THE 20.
DOWN TO THE 10. A 25-YARD PICK UP FOR MAYFIELD
AND EVANS. THINGS TO DO WITH BAKER MAYFIELD
AT QUARTERBACK. STAY STICKY WITH YOUR WIDE
RECEIVER. IN YOUR MIND, AND YOUR EYES TELL
YOU, HE’S RUNNING. EACH OTHER.
I WON THE LAST ONE. >> Jason: SO HE WON MORE.
>> Tiki: NO COMMENT. >> Andrew: MAYFIELD ON THE RUN.
DURHAM GOES UP TO GET IT. WHAT A CATCH BY THE SECOND YEAR
TIGHT END OUT OF PURDUE. >> Tiki: THAT’S WHAT WE KEEP
TALKING ABOUT WITH BAKER TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS HAVE
BELIEVED IN. >> Andrew: MAYFIELD BACK TO THE
AIR. FIRES AND HE’S GOT OTTEN INSIDE
THE 20. STILL GOING.
DOWN TO THE 10. NUBIN ON THE TACKLE.
A 31-YARD GAIN. A 31-YARD GAIN.
>> Jason: THERE GOES THE BIG SHOTS DOWN THE FIELD.
THEY HAVE HAD ZERO 20-YARD COMPLETIONS IN THE LAST TWO
GAMES AFTER HAVING A TON OF THEM IN THE FIRST ATE.
AND OTTEN HAS BEEN THE GUY THAT HAS BECOME THE MAIN TARGET FOR
BAKER MAYFIELD DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB RIGHT THERE.
GETTING BEHIND THAT ZONE GET THE BALL ON THE SIDELINE.
>> Andrew: MAYFIELD. ON TIMIAN.
THIS TIME TO PALMER FOR A FIRST DOWN.
A GAIN OF 17. >> Jason: AND THERE IT WAS RIGHT
THERE. WE CALLING IT FLAT SEVEN.
HE HAD THE SHOUT REPORT IN FRONT.
HAD PALMER BEHIND. ABLE TO SNEAK THE BALL IN THERE.
>> Andrew: GIANTS CALLED DOWN THE INSIDE ARM OF SHEPHERD.
>> Jason: ILLEGAL CONTACT. >> Andrew: MAYFIELD RUNS IT.
AT THE 5. D
TRYING TO GET IN. HE DOES.
TOUCHDOWN. BALL CAME IN AFTER HE GOT ACROSS
THE LINE. WHAT A RUN FOR BAKER MAYFIELD
DOING THE TOMMY DeVITO IN THE GIANTS END ZONE.
OH, BOY. FOR TOMMY DeVITO.
HE SAID THE KID PLAYS WITH A TON OF SWAG.
LOOK AT BAKER. LEAVING HIS FEET AND FLOATING IN
TO THE END ZONE. BALL WAVING RIGHT THERE.
THAT IS WHY THESE BUCCANEERS FANS PLAYERS, COACHES, EVERYBODY
LOVES HIM. THE WAY HE ATTACKS AND THE WAY
HE PLAYS THE GAME. >> Andrew: TENTH CAREER RUSHING
TOUCHDOWN FOR MAYFIELD. >> Andrew: TAMPA BAY WITH 322
YARDS OF OFFENSE TO JUST 110 FOR THE GIANTS.
MAYFIELD. HE’S GOT A MAN.
IT’S CAUGHT. RAKEEM JARRETT.
THE SECOND YEAR MAN OUT OF >> Jason: TIKI, WHAT DID YOU
SAY? FEELS LIKE THE GIANTS ARE ALMOST
THERE. YOU GAVE A PERFECT DESCRIPTION.
DEONTE BANKS. COVER 2.
HE’S DROPPING UNDERNEATH. HE’S ABOUT A FINGERNAIL SHORT OF
BEING ABLE TO DEFLECT THAT PASS. BAKER JUST GETS IT IN THERE.
AND ABSOLUTE DIME OF A THROW TO REALIZE THIS.
SGRNLG RADIONOW, IT IS BAKER MAYFIELD WHO SENDS IT TO THE END
ZONE, AND IT IS CAUGHT ONE-HANDED BY MIKE EVANS.
IT HITS THE BOX SCORE AND WE THREW THE ARMS GOOD ON GOOD.
HE RECOGNIZES LEVERAGE THERE TO JAY SEE.
>> Mark: WHAT A CATCH. LOOK AT HIM FENDING OFF J.C.
HIMSELF IN THERE, AND WHAT AN THEN THEY WILL FIND THE ANSWERS,
AND RIGHT NOW THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS RIGHT NOW ON SECOND
AND 18. BAKER FIRES, AND THAT IS A GOOD
WAY TO ANSWER, SLIDING WITH THE CATCH IS MIKE EVANS.
>> Mark: I LIKE THAT. WHO IS COVERING MIKE EVANS, THAT
IS MY GUY. >> Chris: MAYFIELD, MIDDLE OF
THE FIELD OPEN, AND INSIDE OF THE 15, AND DOWN TO THE 21, THAT
IS MIKE EVANS. SECOND GAME BACK AFTER THAT
HAMSTRING, AND DIDN’T PLAY WEEKS >> Mark: AND ADDING A DAGGER
HERE WITH THE 18 YARDS ON THE RUN, AND THERE IS MIKE EVANS
COMING INTO THE PICTURE, AND BAKER MAYFIELD PUTTING IT OUT
THERE QUICKLY. THERE IS NOT A WHOLE LOT MORE
PRESSURE THAN THAT. 30 SECONDS AND THREE TIME-OUTS.
>> Chris: HE HAS A CATCH AT THE 45 AND A FIRST DOWN.
IT IS MIKE EVANS. THE THIRD QUARTER AS WELL.
>> Chris: AND MAYFIELD WITH TIME AND HE THROWS — WHAT A CATCH
INSIDE OF THE 40. JALEN McMILLAN.
THIRD-ROUND ROOKIE FROM AT THE END OF THE ROUTE WHIP IT
BACK OUTSIDE WHEN HE GETS TO THE TOP.
JOSEY JEWELL IS CARRYING HIM OVER, AND WATCH HIM WHIP IT BACK
OUTSIDE, AND THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL THROW FROM BAKER MAYFIELD
WORKING IT FROM THE LEVERAGE OF THE BACKFIELD OVER TO THE MIDDLE
OF THE FIELD. EVERYTHING FELL INTO PLACE FOR
THEM TODAY. MAYFIELD BEHIND, BUT WHAT A
CATCH BY EVANS, ACROSS MIDFIELD AND A FRESH SET OF DOWNS FOR THE
BUCS. DAY INSIDE, AND RUNNING THAT
CROSSING ROUTE, AND LIKE YOU SAID BEHIND IS JACKSON TRAILING.
THERE HE IS. TIGHT FORMATION.
HERE COMES JACKSON INTO THE PICTURE.
BEHIND EVANS, BUT A GREAT >> Spero: TOP TEN RUNNING GAME
IN THE NFL AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN BOTTOM TEN.
WHAT A TURN AROUND. A FREE PLAY.
MAYFIELD SLINGING ONE. HE GETS IT TO EVANS.
WE’LL CHECK THE FLAG HERE. A FIRST DOWN CONNECTION IF IT
STANDS. DOWN AMONG THE BEST IN THE NFL.
>> Adam: AND HE GETS IT OUT WITH GREAT TIMING.
PLAY-ACTION PASS. A TWO-MAN ROUTE.
BECAUSE OF THE RUN GAME, YOU CAN SEE MAX CROSBY, HE GETS ACROSS
THE LINE. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A FREE PLAY.
BECAUSE OF THIS RUNNING GAME, I BELIEVE IT’S GOING TO OPEN UP
EVEN MORE AND MORE ONE-ON-ONE >> Spero: HAVE TO GIVE BUCKY A
T-SHIRT DEAL. THIS IS BAKER THROWING TOWARDS
THE END ZONE. IT’S TAUGHT.
McMILLAN, TOUCHDOWN. BAKER MAYFIELD, CASH MONEY.
McMILLAN WAS OPEN. HE HIT HIM IN STRIDE FOR THE
15-YARD SCORING STRIKE. >> Adam: YEAH, BAD DISCIPLINE
HERE. WATCH MAYFIELD.
HE’S GOING TO FAKE, A QUICK LITTLE HITCH.
YOU CAN SEE THE CORNER OUT THERE, JACK JONES.
LOOKS LIKE THERE’S SAFETY HELP OVER THE TOP.
BECAUSE TAMPA BAY RUNS SO MANY THEY WILL ALWAYS TAKE A SHOT TO
THE SPLIT RECEIVER TO THE RIGHT OUT HERE.
IT’S MIKE EVANS. >> Spero: BAKER LOOKED IN THAT
DIRECTION. GOES OVER THE MIDDLE.
SIDEARM DELIVERY. TOUCHDOWN RASHAD WHITE.
WE’LL CONFIRM THAT HE CROSSED THE PLANE OF THE GOAL LINE.
LOOKED GOAT AT THE FIRST VANTAGE POINT.
YEP. >> Adam: THAT’S TWO IMPRESSIVE
DRIVES BY TAMPA BAY. WHATEVER LIAM COHEN IS CALLING,
THEY’RE EXECUTING. VIKINGS IN THAT GAME.
BUCCANEERS AND FALCONS, IDENTICAL 6-6 RECORDS.
MAYFIELD COMPLETES OVER THE MIDDLE.
STERLING SHEPARD, SECOND CATCH. HE’S PLAYING SOME REALLY GOOD
FOOTBALL HERE FOR THE RAIDERS. >> Spero: THEY NEED HIM TO PLAY
OPPOSITE CROSBY. BAKER CLIMBS THE POCKET.
WOBBLY PASS IS CAUGHT. THEY GET 22.
>> Adam: SEE SHEPARD START ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FIELD.
MAYFIELD HOLDS IT. OUTSIDE THE NUMBERS.
THEY’RE REALLY TRYING TO GO INSIDE.
IT HASN’T WORKED OUT. >> Spero: ON THIRD AND 8.
BAKER. EVERYONE COVERED INITIALLY.
COMPLETES. WHAT A PLAY, WHAT A CATCH.
STERLING SHEPARD. PLAYS STARTING TO BREAK DOWN.
MAYFIELD ABLE TO BUY HIMSELF A JUST HASN’T QUITE BEEN THERE.
MIKE EVANS HAS BEEN ABSENT IN THIS OFFENSE.
>> Spero: HE HAS. VERY QUIET.
BAKER OVER THE MIDDLE. LOOK AT EVANS.
HURDLING THE DEFENDER. MIKE EVANS DELIVERS.
A PICK UP OF 32 FOR THE BUCCANEERS.
>> Adam: YOU SAW MIKE EVANS HAD A SIMILAR PLAY LAST WEEK AGAINST
THE CAROLINA PANTHERS OVER THE MIDDLE.
LAST WEEK HE HAD FOUR EXPLOSIVE LOOKING DOWN AND SAYING, DOESN’T
FEEL LIKE IT, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RUN THE BALL WELL.
>> Spero: MAYFIELD TO THE AIR. MAYFIELD COMPLETES.
BREAKING TACKLES, OTTON. TRYING TO BREAK THE RAIDER’S
BACKS. ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE VEGAS
30. BUCS.
>> Adam: A GUTSY PLAY CALL. YOU COME OUT IN REVIEW
PERSONNEL. PLAY-ACTION PASS.
YOU CATCH THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS OUT OF POSITION.
OTTON, JUST REFUSES TO GET SITUATIONS.
RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE TO BE AT YOUR BEST.
>> Spero: MAYFIELD GOES UNDERNEATH.GETS TO IT McMILLAN.
HE STROLLS IN FOR THE TAMPA BAY TOUCHDOWN.
SECOND TOUCHDOWN CATCH OF THE THIS ONE ON A 29-YARDER.
>> Adam: PERFECT PLAY CALL. YOU KNOW ALL-OUT BLITZ.
THE RAIDERS ARE GOING TO BRING THE HOUSE.
NO HELP. RAN THE SAME PLAY EARLIER IN THE
GAME. REMEMBER, THEY HAVE A TWO-
HEADED MONSTER ATTACK WITH IRVING AND RACHAAD WHITE.
>> Adam: AND IF ONE OF THOSE GUYS IS BANGED UP, SEAN TUCKER
HAS BEEN A NICE ADDITION. IT’S GOING TO BE A DOWN-FIELD
SHOT FOR JALEN McMILLAN. MAYFIELD.
IT KEEPS YOUR RUN GAME ALIVE. >> Adam: KANSAS CITY, 52%
BEFORE THE GAME AGAINST CLEVELAND TODAY.
WIDE-OPEN, McMILLAN, WALK IN TOUCHDOWN, HIS THIRD IN THE
LAST TWO GAMES, AND THAT WAS AS EASY AS IT GETS.
AND ONE OF THE BEST EARLY- STRIKE OFFENSES AND ALL THE NFL
STRIKES FIRST ON THEIR FIRST DRIVE.
IT IS 6-0. >> Mark: THE CORNER HAS GOT TO
PLAY THIS OVER-THE-TOP BUT ESSENTIALLY YOU ARE GOING TO
GET THE LITTLE RUB ROUTE ON THE OUTSIDE TO McMILLAN.
YOU SEE HIM ATTACK VERTICALLY THE CONTACT HERE ON A SLANT RUN
AND WHAT AN IMPRESSIVE CAREER FOR MIKE EVANS.
HE’S LIKE THE LARRY FITZGERALD FOR THE ARIZONA CARDINALS BUT
HE HAS A SUPER BOWL. SO IMPRESSIVE.
>> Adam: NICE THROW DOWN THE THEY COULD NOT GET HIM BACK.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT. THIRD AND LONG, SEE IF BAKER
WILL GIVE THEM A CHEAP ONE. GUYS.
THEY ARE PROTECTED, AND WHAT A STRIKE TO McMILLAN, DOWN TO THE
15-YARD LINE. THE ROOKIE IS COMING ALIVE IN
THIS FINAL STRETCH OF THE SEASON.
>> Mark: HE IS GOING TO RIP ON ONE OF THESE IN-ROUTES AFTER
SHEPHERD CLEARS IT OUT FOR HIM AND YOU SAW JUST THAT LITTLE
HINT MOVE AT THE TOP. IT KEPT FULTON FROM BREAKING ON
IT BUT THIS IS ONCE AGAIN TAMPA BAY SO SOLID ON THIRD DOWN.
THAT IS WHERE THEY HAVE REALLY CAME UP WITH THAT FOOTBALL.
BAKER THROWING HEATERS. >> Adam: ANOTHER THIRD DOWN FOR
TAMPA BAY, WHERE MAYFIELD HAS BAKER MAYFIELD, 13 TIMES THIS
YEAR HAS HAD SCRAMBLES OF >> Adam: 310-POUNDER IN HIS
SEVENTH YEAR. EMPTY SET.
BLITZ COMING. MAYFIELD OUT TO THE LEFT.
THROWS, ON THE MOVE, FOR MIKE EVANS TO GET SLOW.
DOWN THE SIDELINE, MIKE EVANS. IT IS A TOUCHDOWN FOR TAMPA BAY. >> Mark: WATCH THIS OFFENSIVE
LINE RIGHT HERE. THEY’RE GOING TO SET AND HELP
EACH OTHER OUT, PASS ON THE GAINS.
I LOVE THAT. THEY JUST WANT IT ALL UP IN THE
MIDDLE. THEY GIVE BAKER A CHANCE TO
MAKE PLAYS, AND THESE SECOND- EFFORT PLAYS A SO GOODBYE THAT
OFFENSIVE LINE. EFFORT, AND NOTHING TO SHOW FOR
IT. THAT IS PART OF THEIR STRATEGY,
GETTING BACK TO THE BOX. THEY WANT TO CONTROL THE CLOCK,
RUN THE BALL, LIMIT YOUR POSSESSIONS.
MAYFIELD SHOT END ZONE, EVANS, IT IS A TOUCHDOWN.
TO EXTEND THE LEAD ON A TWO- TOUCHDOWN DAY FOR THE FUTURE
HALL OF FAMER. >> Mark: WATCH FULTON AND THEN
EVANS IS GOING TO SCRAM RIGHT THERE JUST TO SETTLE MOVE TO
GET INSIDE LEVERAGE. THAT IS WHAT MAKES HIM SO GOOD.
CLEARLY THE BASKETBALL PLAYER BACKGROUND, RIGHT THERE, AND HE
GETS THAT INSIDE LEVERAGE ON THOSE GUYS WHO HE LOOKS LIKE HE
MIGHT BE RUNNING A 5:40 OUT THERE BUT HE FINDS A WAY TO GET
OPEN. HE FINDS A WAY TO USE LEVERAGE
AND BE A SAFETY BLANKET FOR THE QUARTERBACK.
>> Adam: MAYFIELD FINDS OFF A FIGHT, — RACHAAD WHITE, AND HE
FINDS THE END ZONE. IN THE SECOND HALF.
>> Mark: SO, THE GUY WHO IS PLAYING THE BACK IS GETTING
BLOCKED AND DERWIN JAMES HAS TO RECOGNIZE THAT AND TAKE THE
BLOCK BUT HE GOES AND FIRES ON THE QUARTERBACK AND BAKER JUST
BUYS SOME TIME. IT CAN BE REALLY TOUGH.
BIG ADVANTAGE NOW FOR THE COWBOYS.
>> Mike: PARSONS GOT A GOOD INSIDE RUSH.
HE’S NOT TOUCHED, OR WAS HE TOUCHED?
JUST BARELY. AND HE’S GOT IT AT THE 28 YARD
LINE. BIG ONE TO EVANS FOR 26.
>> Cris: RIGHT BACK TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
AND DID HE HOLD ONTO IT? HE DID.
NO REASON TO NOT GO FAST ANYWAY. BEEN SORT OF THE DEFINITION OF A
TEAM NOT ROLLING OVER AND FIGHTING.
>> Mike: A TEAM THAT NEEDS IT TONIGHT.
YOU’LL HAVE A TEAM AT PHILLY NEXT WEEK THAT NEEDS IT AND
WASHINGTON AT THE END. COMPLETE TO MIKE EVANS TO START
THE DRIVE AT THE 45 WITH WIRFS, TWIST UPON WIRFS, AND THEN THE
LAST DRIVE, POWER RUSH BY LARSON, AND WIRFS TWEAKED THAT
LEFT ANKLE AGAIN. HE IS BACK IN THE LINEUP WITH A
LITTLE BIT OF CHIP HELP. STERLING SHEPARD TOOK A SHOT
ACROSS THE MIDDLE FROM DONOVAN DOWN.
>> Cris: TELL YOU WHAT. TALK ABOUT HEART.
SHEPARD TAKES THAT ONE AND HANGS ONTO THAT.
THAT’S THE VERY DEFINITION. TONIGHT TO GET THEIR HANDS ON
THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE SOUTH. >> Cris: DOUBLING UP MIKE EVANS,
YEAH. >> Mike: MAYFIELD.
TOUCHDOWN! TAMPA BAY!
McMILLAN, THE TOUCHDOWN! AND THE BUCS RESPOND. >> Cris: THAT’S JUST A GREAT
DRIVE RIGHT THERE. MICAH PARSONS THERE, EVERYBODY
KNOWS IT. BAKER’S GOT TO GET AWAY FROM HIM
FIRST. GET OUT OF THE POCKET.
THOUGH ONE LOW-AND-AWAY. AND ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE END
LINE HERE. ARE THEY GOOD?
WE’RE NOT ARGUING THIS, ARE WE? AND YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE.
>> Mike: 13 POINTS ALLOWED LAST WEEK TO CAROLINA.
17 TO THE BUCS. IMPORTANT DRIVE FOR TAMPA.
BAKER’S GOT THE FIRST DOWN. GETS THE BUCS OUT OF THE HOLE.
>> Cris: SUCH A HUGE PLAY RIGHT THERE BY BAKER MAYFIELD.
IT IS THE HARDEST THING TO GET HE HAS BEEN CLEARED.
BUT THINK WILL BE WITHOUT STERLING SHEPARD, OUT WITH A
HAMSTRING INJURY. >> Mike: OZZIE SMITH.
HE ESCAPES RUNS TO BAKER. ONE IN KANSAS CITY.
CHRISTMAS GIFT TO YOU EARLY. THIRD AND TEN HERE FOR THE BUCS.
INSIDE OF 7:00 LEFT. TODD BOWLES’ TEAM HAS NOT BEEN
HELD UNDER 20 POINTS SINCE WEEK THREE.
THEY SPLIT ONLY SEVEN AGAINST DENVER.
MAYFIELD LOOKING FOR A BIG SHOT DOWNFIELD.
BAKER TO THE 48 YARD LINE. LITTLE USAGE IN THIS ROLE.
TAMPA TRYING TO MAKE A RUN HERE, 2:43 TO GO.
EMPTY BACKFIELD. COWBOYS BRING PRESSURE. TOUCHDOWN!
RYAN MILLER, THE BUCS ARE ALIVE WITH 2:36 TO GO! TWO TIME OUTS, AND A LITTLE BIT
OF A DECISION HERE OF WHAT YOU DO.
>> Cris: SO YOU’RE GOING TO GET THE POST AND THE WHEEL ROUT.
AND EVERYBODY’S GOING THAT WAY. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE TWO
DEFENDERS GO OUT WITH EVANS ON THE WHEEL ROUT, AND THERE IS
NOBODY LEFT IN THERE. GREAT JOB BY BAKER AS HE WAS
GETTING HIT TO SEE IT AND DELIVER IT.
>> Mike: ANOTHER ROUT BY THE FIRST YEAR MAN OUT OF FURMAN.
MILLER, ONLY ONE TARGET THE LAST THREE GAMES, BUT, WITH THE
INJURY TO STERLING SHEPARD, MELISSA TOLD YOU ABOUT IT
EARLIER. 50 CATCHES ON THE SEASON.
MAYFIELD OVER THE MIDDLE, HANDLED, DURHAM THANKS HIS WAY
INSIDE THE 5. INVOLVED EARLY FOR 31.
CHARLES: RECOGNITION BY MAYFIELD.
TWO SAFETIES SPLIT. HE GETS DURHAM RIGHT.
PAYTON DURHAM OUT OF PURDUE LIKE IAN: EXTRA OFFENSIVE LINEMAN,
JUSTIN SKULE. MAYFIELD, CAUGHT BY EVANS,
TOUCHDOWN TAMPA BAY! MAJOR STATEMENT TO OPEN THE DAY.
CHARLES: JAYCEE HORN, TOP COVER CHARLES: JAYCEE HORN, TOP COVER
GUIDE NOT PLAYING TODAY. CARLY LOOKS LIKE HE’S GOING
FADE. HOPS INSIDE ON THE SLANT.
MAYFIELD PITCHING CATCH, TAMPA IN THE NFL IN PASSING YARDS,
THIRD IN TOUCHDOWNS. MAYFIELD DELIVERS DOWNFIELD.
GOING DOWNSTAIRS EVAN FOR THE GRAB, 20 YARDS.
CHARLES: TWO RUNS WITH BUCKY IRVING TO START THE GAME.
FAKE THE RUN, GO TO YOUR NUMBER ONE RECEIVER MIKE EVANS.
JAYCEE HORN, TOP COVER FOR CAROLINA NOT OPERATING TODAY.
MIKE EVANS WILL COME BACK TO BATTLE EVERY TIME, DOES NOT
MATTER THE MATCHUP, THROW ME THE BALL.
IAN: FIRST DOWN TO THE 40. COME AT HIM, MADE HIM GET
UPFIELD. IAN: PLAY-ACTION MAYFIELD STEPS,
FLAG DOWN, DELIVERS DOWNFIELD, COMPLETION.
FORCED OUT OF BOUNDS. DEVIN CULP, THE ROOKIE TIGHT
END. MAYFIELD ON CORKS — UNCRKS.
STRONG THROW TO CULP. HE’S TACKLED INSIDE THE 5.
ECKSTEIN YARD HOWITZER. CATCHES OF HIS CAREER.
HE HAS NOT BEEN ON THE FIELD MUCH.
WITH THE INJURY TO KADE, THAT MOVED HIM UP.
THEY ARE GETTING HIM INVOLVED. — RIGHT AT THE GOAL LINE.
IAN: MAYFIELD, UP IN THE AIR. EVANS!
THE HANDS. SECURES IT FOR THE SCORE.
TOUCHDOWN, BUCCANEERS. HALF.
CHARLES: SEE THAT ROUTE THERE BY MIKE EVANS?
THERE’S NOT MUCH SKILL IN THAT ROUTE BUT THERE WAS STRENGTH.
THAT WAS JUST SIMPLY MIKE EVANS IAN: JUMP BY CAROLINA.
FLAGS DOWN. MAYFIELD, FREE PAY.
RIFLES IT. CAUGHT CAN.
CATCH MADE BY RYAN MILLER. AND A BIG GAIN DOWNFIELD ACROSS
THE 45. MILLER.
MAYFIELD NOW, AT 193 YARDS THROUGH THE AIR.
CHARLES: AND I DON’T THINK WE CAN OVERESTIMATE WHAT WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT WITH RYAN MILLER. CAROLINA HAS RUN 15 PLAYS.
FIRST AND GOAL. MAYFIELD PUMP.
MAYBE LOOKS. DELIVERS.
TOUCHDOWN! JALEN MCMILLAN!
SO ANOTHER ROOKIE GETS IN ON THE HE WANTS TO LOOK TO THE RIGHT TO
PAYNE DURHAM THE TIGHT END. SO HE WORKS HIS WAY BACK LEFT
AND JALEN MCMILLAN, CONTINUES ON HIS ROUTE, RUNS IT FULLY, AND
FINDS HIMSELF OPEN FOR THE THREE BIG-TIME RECEIVERS ALL IN
THE NFL IN ’24. IAN: CAMERON JOHNSON, MAYFIELD
CAUGHT BY EVANS! INTO CAROLINA TERRITORY.
MIKE EVANS, HOW YOU FEELING? I CAN GO DEEP AGAIN SO I AM
FEELING BETTER. CHARLES: MAYFIELD’S EARS PERKED
UP. OH, YOU CAN?
BEAUTIFUL CLEAR OUT ROUTE. MAYFIELD GUNS IT, COMPLETE
CAUGHT BY MCMILLAN, SPUN DOWN INSIDE THE 10.
CHANDLER WOOTEN THE LINEBACKER FORMATION, A LOT OF THEM ARE
COMMENCED, TIGHTENED. THEY RUN AND CREATE SPACE WITH
ROUTES AND PUSH WIDER TO OPEN THE STARTING LINEUP — WELL DONE
BY RICHARDSON WHO FORCED HIS WAY INTO THE STARTING LINEUP.
IAN: WHITE IN MOTION. TOUCHDOWN!
PAYTON DURHAM! NUMBER FOUR ON THE DAY FOR BAKER
MAYFIELD! BUCCANEERS ARE ROLLING.
CHARLES: THEY’VE CREATED NATURAL SCREEN.
DURHAM ROUTE. THERE IS 82, SHOWS HIMSELF TO
THE QUARTERBACK, DRAWS ATTENTION FROM THE EYES OF THE DEFENSE
TOWARD HIM WHICH ALLOWS DURHAM TO TRAVERSE THE BACK OF THE END
ZONE UNACCOUNTED FOR. IAN: EXTRA POINT MCLAUGHLIN.
BUCCANEERS HAVE BREATHING ROOM. IAN: RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM,
TAMPA, FLORIDA, BUCCANEERS-PANTHERS 41-14.
MAYFIELD TO THROW, HAULED IN BY EVANS.
ACROSS THE 30, THAT COMBO HAS CHARLES: HE CAME IN 192.
IAN: 182. EVANS ON THIS.
IAN: MAYFIELD RIFLES IT, MCMILLAN TOUCHDOWN!
TAMPA BAY! IT IS A FIVE SPOT FOR BAKER
MAYFIELD! DO, BAKER MAYFIELD HAS DONE IT.
CHARLES: IF YOU ARE GOING TO BLITZ, YOU HAVE TO BE IN
POSITION TO HAVE IMPACT. RICHARDSON COMING FROM WAY TOO
DEEP. ANOTHER WELL-DESIGNED PLAY.
LIAM COHEN HAS IT GOING ON. ON THE FRINGE HERE OF FIELD GOAL
RANGE. SEE IF BAKER CAN GET THIS BALL
OUT OF HIS HANDS QUICKLY. >> Kevin: BAKER DOES TO EVANS.
HE HAS A FIRST DOWN. MIKE EVANS HAS HIS SECOND CATCH
OF THE DAY. >> Tom: NICE TWO-MAN
COMBINATION. MIKE RIGHT IN BEHIND IT.
BAKER SEES THE TWO-MAN COMBINATION.
IF THEY TAKE IT SHORT, YOU THROW BEHIND HIM.
IF THEY FEATHER BACK DEEP, THROW AREA TARGET FOR THIS TEAM.
YOU HAVE MIKE RIGHT HERE IN A POSITION TO GET THE BALL.
>> Kevin: MAYFIELD THROWING. CAUGHT! DURHAM.
TOUCHDOWN TAMPA. HE’S LOOKING LEFT TO EVANS THE
WHOLE WAY. CAN SEE THE EARLY PART OF THIS.
STARRING LEFT. CAN HE GET MIKE ONE-ON-ONE?
MIKE LOST HIS FOOTING. BAKER KEEPS HIS COMPOSURE IN THE
POCKET AND FINDS DURHAM FOR THE OFFENSE, LIKE A LOT OF THE FANS.
THESE UNFORCED ERRORS, CAN’T HAVE THOSE IN THESE TYPE OF
GAMES. >> Kevin: BAKER IN HIS OWN END
ZONE. CAN’T FIND ANYBODY.
DO IT HIMSELF. NICE PICKUP BY MAYFIELD.
15-YARD RUN. FOX TUESDAY THE PREMIERE OF
“DOC.” THE DRIVE GOING.
>> Tom: GO-TO PLAYER MIKE EVANS IN THE SLOT AT THE TOP.
>> Kevin: FIVE-MAN RUSH. MAYFIELD SEES IT.
GOING DEEP. McMILLAN.
HE’S GOT IT! INSIDE THE 10.
>> Tom: ABSOLUTE A PLUS THROW >> Tom: ABSOLUTE A PLUS THROW
AND CATCH TO McMILLAN WHO’S COME ON THE LAST SIX WEEKS.
WHAT A THROW BY BAKER MAYFIELD. STANDING IN THE POCKET UNDER
PRESSURE. INITIALLY HE LOOKS TO THE LEFT.
DOESN’T LIKE IT. HITS THE CORNER ROUTE.
ABSOLUTE DOT IN A MOMENT WHERE >> Tom: IT’S A LONG WAY BACK.
>> Kevin: IT IS. IT IS.
HERE’S MAYFIELD. THREE-MAN RUSH.
STEPS AWAY. LOOKING.
GOING TO TAKE A SHOT. HE’S GOT A MAN.
IS HE IN? HE IS!
IT’S A TOUCHDOWN FOR McMILLAN. COMES DOWN.
I THINK HE GOT IT IN. BOTH HANDS.
ONE AND TWO. UNBELIEVABLE.
COMING BACK ON HOWDEN IN THE COVERAGE.
BAKER MAYFIELD, WHAT A DIME HE’S THROWING FOR HIS SECOND
TOUCHDOWN PASS OF THE DAY. BEATS THE CORNER.
THEN REDIRECTS ON THE SCRAMBLE. THE SAFETY HOWDEN CAN’T GET
THERE IN TIME. YOUR SEASON IS ON THE LINE WITH
FOUR MINUTES LEFT IN THE GAME. YOU’RE LOOKING FOR EVANS.
I’M SURE THEY HAVE MULTIPLE GUYS IN COVERAGE ON HIM.
SEE IF YOU CAN EXTEND THE TIME A LITTLE BIT AND FIND SOMEONE DOWN
THE FIELD. >> Kevin: MAYFIELD GOING TO TAKE
OFF. CAN HE GET THERE?
HE WILL. BAKER MAYFIELD WITH THE WHEELS.
CROWD LOVES IT AND A FIRST DOWN. SEASON LONG.
THIRD AND LONG. POOR PASS RUSH.
DISCIPLINE AND BAKER MAKES THEM PAY RIGHT HERE.
SEES IT. EASIEST PLACE FOR THE
QUARTERBACK TO RUN IS RIGHT BETWEEN THE HASHES.
AMADI HAS TO COME UP AND MAKE PREMIERE PLAYERS.
>> Mike: SAW HIM HOLDING HIS FINGER AND HAND AND WORKING WITH
THE TRAINING STAFF. YOU SEE THEM URGING THE
COMMANDERS’ FANS ON. IT IS A GOOD TURNOUT.
>> Cris: GOOD THIRD DOWN PLAY. OVER IN FRONT OF THE WASHINGTON
BENCH AREA. >> Cris: THE DISTURBER IS BACK.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Referee: OFFSIDES, DEFENSE.
THE PENALTY’S DECLINED. THERE’S FIGHTING.
THERE’S WRESTLING. THERE’S ALL OF THAT, AND THE BIG
BODIED EVANS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT WINS THOSE BATTLES.
YOU CAN SEE THE ARMS WRAPPED AROUND THERE BY LATTIMORE.
IT’S BEEN A ROUGH FIT HALF FOR HIM SO FAR IN THIS MATCHUP.
>> Mike: ONE FLAG, FOUR CATCHES FOR EVERANCE.
FIRST AND GOAL, TWO EVANS FOR AND LATTIMORE GETTING A LITTLE
PERTURBED ALONG THE WAY. CHASE McLAUGHLIN.
TIES THE GAME AT TEN WITH TEN SECONDS TILL HALFTIME.
>> Cris: YOU KNOW WHAT DECIDES PLAYOFF FOOTBALL GAMES?
PLAYS LIKE THIS. MARTIN IS GOING TO DROP THIS WAY
UNDER THIS COVERAGE. AND BAKER MAYFIELD IS GOING TO
THROW IT WITHIN AN INCH OF THE TOP OF HIS HELMET AS HE THROWS
ACROSS THE FIELD. SO NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO BEAT
LATTIMORE ON THE OUTSIDE. YOU HAVE TO THROW IT RIGHT OVER
THE HELMET OF QUAN MARTIN, AND REGULAR SEASON.
BECAUSE THIS TEAM FIGHTS AND KNOWS HOW TO WIN THEM.
HE SAID THIS IS AN ALL-NIGHT FIGHT.
THEY WENT OUT, GOT THE TURNOVER. THEN HE SAID OUR TIME IS COMING
RIGHT BACK UP. THEY GOT THE BALL AND PUNCHED IT
IN. >> Mike: BENEFIT OF A LOT OF
SITUATIONAL PRACTICE THAT THAT WASHINGTON TEAM DOES TO BE READY
FOR MOMENTS, SUDDEN CHANGE MAYFIELD TRYING TO ATONE.
MIDDLE OF THE FIELD. THERE GOES McMILLAN.
THEY CONNECT FOR 26 YARDS. ONE SNAP AFTER THE TURNOVER, AND
QUICKLY BRING IT TO COMMANDERS’ TERRITORY.
>> Cris: NICE JOB BY BAKER MAYFIELD.
AND THEN FINDING THE OPEN SPACE

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  1. I love this. Its clear that nobody was prepared for our offense. They created so much confusion and some people wide open. It'll be crazy if Grizzard balls out this yr and he gets a HC job too…

  2. Dude was looking like Drew Brees last year even as a salty Saints fan I gotta give him his credit his journey has been inspirational

  3. I'm a Buc fan and really appreciate your fair content, keep up the great effort. I look forward to facing your Lions ( my wife's favorite team)!

  4. Baker Mayfield's 2024 regular season stats are this:
    He completed 407/570 passes, a completion percentage of 71.4%
    In doing so, he threw…
    For 4,500 passing yards
    41 touchdowns
    16 interceptions

    On top of this, he also has…
    60 carries
    378 rushing yards
    3 rushing touchdowns
    Been sacked 40 times

    He had a hell of a season in 2024

  5. I take this guy on my team any day any day actually, I was hoping the Steelers might consider him when he was available

  6. The eagles win the Superbowl, and the Bucs beat the brakes off them last season! The time is now, for a legit Superbowl run!!

  7. Lions have a big chance but you cannot loose to miki mouz teams who are in last place for the past two three years…. 😮🎉🎉🎉

  8. @31:11 J Mac was called for a 15 yard penalty because they said he pointed his fingers like a gun. But if he only used one finger there’s no penalty. Really???!

  9. Gruden just said, Bucs win the SB this year. I think if Baker and Bucky didn't have that handoff mishap, they would've gone all the way last year!

  10. Godwin was on a record breaking pace, before that injury. I can absolutely promise you, that had he played all season, Bucs win AT LEAST 2 more games!

  11. Godwin was on a record breaking pace, before that injury. I can absolutely promise you, that had he played all season, Bucs win AT LEAST 2 more games!

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