Baker Mayfield completed 0-of-3 passes for zero yards in the Bucs’ 16-0, Week 8 win over the Falcons.
You read that correctly. Mayfield did not complete a pass and the Bucs handily defeated Atlanta. Playing in a torrential downpour, Tampa Bay’s defense eviscerated Michael Penix and the Bucs simply took the air out of the ball for four quarters. Bucky Irving and Kenneth Gainwell combined for 310 yards on 52 carries. There was simply no need for Mayfield to handle the football outside of transferring it from the center to a running back. Mayfield did have a long touchdown to Ted Hurst that was knocked out of the rookie’s hand. This is just the second time a team has completed zero passes in the Super Bowl era and the first such game in over 50 years. Needless to say, Mayfield’s numbers will rebound in Week 9 when he takes on the Bears. He will be in the QB2 mix for that contest.
