Baker Mayfield, Bucs and Jets
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Buccaneers rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka wasted no time making an impact in the NFL through three weeks of the season. The Ohio State product memorably called his shot for a go-ahead touchdown in Tampa Bay's 2025 season-opener,
Mayfield is playing MVP-like ball, even if his numbers aren't gaudy. Winning in the clutch behind that line with those receivers just solidifies him as one of the league's best quarterbacks. With every game, with every key moment, the pending long-term contract numbers go up for Mayfield -- which they should.
B efore Baker Mayfield was out here being a star for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he went through the NFL ringer: Traded by the Browns to the Panthers, released and claimed by the Rams, signed by the Bucs.
Between clutch comebacks and three-touchdown performances, these players have already showcased why they could contend for the MVP trophy at the end of the regular season. The season is still very early,
Tampa Bay is favored by 6.5 points in the latest Jets vs. Buccaneers odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 43. The Buccaneers are -337 money line favorites (risk $337 to win $100),
Baker Mayfield is staking his claim to be named the most clutch quarterback in the NFL, while Matt Eberflus and Marvin Harrison Jr. have gotten off to concerning starts as we look at who is hot and cold after Week 3.
Baker Mayfield has led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 3-0 start to the NFL season. While it was almost a blown game like the Bucs of old on Sunday vs. the New York Jets with the team rocking the 1976 throwback jerseys, they got the W. The real win, however, may have been Mayfield with his adorable daughter in her old-school Tampa Bay gear.