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Mayfield runs for a TD and throws a TD pass, lifting Bucs to 20-16 win over Lions in playoff rematch
DETROIT (AP) Baker Mayfield took one step back, planted his left foot and took off for a zig-zagging, 11-yard touchdown run that gave Tampa Bay the lead for good in a playoff rematch.
Mayfield had an 11-yard TD on a designed run one snap after converting a third down with another 11-yard run late in the third quarter, and the Buccaneers beat the Lions 20-16 on Sunday in a playoff rematch.
“I wasn't expecting to get to the end zone from that far out, but I made a couple guys miss," Mayfield said after the longest touchdown run of his career.
Tampa Bay (2-0) fell behind only once in the closely contested game, and it stopped Detroit (1-1) when it had two chances to drive for a go-ahead touchdown in the final minutes.
The Lions turned it over on downs at the Bucs 6 with 53 seconds left and again at their 26 with 2 seconds left.
Lions coach Dan Campbell lamented a mistake he made in the first half, causing confusion for his offense and special teams that had both units on the field. That drew a flag that ran off the clock and took away an opportunity to kick a short field goal and pull within four points.
“I asked this team to improve and they improved, but the coach cost them the game,” Campbell said. “It is a massive error on my part. I messed up.”
If Detroit made that field goal, it potentially would've been a kick away from winning the game in the fourth quarter.
“It was fortunate for us,” Bucs coach Todd Bowles acknowledged.
Detroit QB Jared Goff threw two interceptions and got a break when defenders dropped two other passes that could have been picked off.
Goff finished 34 of 55 for 307 yards, and the offense he leads was 1 of 7 in the red zone.
“That’s ultimately the difference in the game," he said. "If we score a couple touchdowns down there, we probably win the game.
"I think that’s a good team and we fought hard, but we made too many mistakes.”
Mayfield, meanwhile, was efficient through the air by completing 12 of 19 passes for 185 yards, including a tiebreaking 41-yard touchdown pass to Chris Godwin in the second quarter, with an interception. He also ran four times for 35 yards. Godwin had seven catches for 117 yards.
Detroit beat the Bucs 31-23 in the divisional round in January at home after a 20-6 win last October on the road, but couldn't overcome its miscues and missed opportunities at Ford Field.
“It’s so big for everybody on this team to stick together and get a different outcome than the last time we were here,” Mayfield said.
Bowles will not be surprised if the teams meet again in the postseason.
“If we can get there in January, I’m sure they’ll be there,” he said.
The Lions were relegated to field goals until David Montgomery ran for a go-ahead, 1-yard touchdown late in the third quarter.
Detroit's Aidan Hutchinson had three sacks in the first quarter and finished with a career-high 4 1/2 sacks.
“We tried chipping him and tried to do a lot of things,” Bowles said. “He made our life miserable.”
Amon-Ra St. Brown had 11 receptions for 119 yards for the Lions.
Bucs: DT Vita Vea left the game with a knee injury, and Bowles did not have an update on his condition after the game. Three starters - OT Luke Goedeke (concussion), DL Calijah Kancey (calf) and S Antoine Winfield Jr. (foot) - were inactive with injuries.
Lions: LB Alex Anzalone was knocked out of the game with a concussion and starting DE Marcus Davenport (groin) was inactive.
Bucs: Host Denver on Sunday.
Lions: Play at Arizona on Sunday.
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Team Stats | ||
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Time of Pos | 26:07 | 33:53 |
1st Downs | 14 | 26 |
Rushing | 3 | 7 |
Passing | 9 | 16 |
Penalty | 2 | 3 |
3rd Down Conv | 2-10 | 7-17 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 3-5 |
Total Net Yards | 216 | 463 |
Total Plays | 47 | 83 |
Avg Gain | 4.6 | 5.6 |
Net Yards Rushing | 70 | 139 |
Rush Attempts | 23 | 27 |
Avg Rush Yards | 3.0 | 5.1 |
Net Yards Passing | 146 | 324 |
Comp. - Att. | 12-19 | 35-56 |
Yards Per Pass | 6.1 | 5.8 |
Penalties - Yards | 4-35 | 4-71 |
Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 1 |
Passing TDs | 1 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 1 | 2 |
Punts - Avg | 5-46.0 | 2-33.5 |
Return Yards | 21 | 114 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 3-32 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 3-81 |
Int. - Returns | 2-21 | 1-1 |
Red Zone Eff. | 1-2 -50% | 1-7 -14% |
Goal to Go Eff. | 0-1 -0% | 1-2 -50% |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | FPTS |
B. Mayfield
6 QB
20 FPTS
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B. Mayfield | 12/19 | 185 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
B. Mayfield
6 QB
20 FPTS
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B. Mayfield | 5 | 34 | 1 | 12 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Irving
7 RB
2 FPTS
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B. Irving | 7 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. White
1 RB
2 FPTS
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R. White | 10 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Otton
88 TE
0 FPTS
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C. Otton | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
C. Godwin
14 WR
24 FPTS
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C. Godwin | 8 | 7 | 117 | 1 | 41 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Evans
13 WR
7 FPTS
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M. Evans | 6 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. McMillan
15 WR
3 FPTS
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J. McMillan | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
R. White
1 RB
2 FPTS
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R. White | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Otton
88 TE
0 FPTS
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C. Otton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT | FF |
J. Whitehead
3 FS
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J. Whitehead | 8-3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Dean
35 DB
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J. Dean | 7-3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. McCollum
27 CB
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Z. McCollum | 6-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Smith
23 DB
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T. Smith | 6-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Dennis
8 LB
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S. Dennis | 6-5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Izien
29 DB
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C. Izien | 5-4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. David
54 OLB
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L. David | 5-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Britt
52 LB
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K. Britt | 2-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Thomas
37 CB
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T. Thomas | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Tryon-Shoyinka
9 LB
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J. Tryon-Shoyinka | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Y. Diaby
0 LB
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Y. Diaby | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Braswell
43 LB
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C. Braswell | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Nelson
98 LB
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A. Nelson | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Brewer
95 DT
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C. Brewer | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Gaines
96 DT
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G. Gaines | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Godwin
14 WR
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C. Godwin | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Kieft
41 TE
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K. Kieft | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Tucker
44 RB
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S. Tucker | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Gholston
92 DT
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W. Gholston | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Hall
90 DE
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L. Hall | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Greene
91 DT
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M. Greene | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Russell
51 ILB
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J. Russell | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
C. McLaughlin
4 K
8 FPTS
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C. McLaughlin | 2/2 | 55 | 2/2 | 8 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Camarda
5 P
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J. Camarda | 5 | 46.0 | 2 | 51 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | FPTS |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
J. Gibbs
26 RB
17 FPTS
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J. Gibbs | 13 | 84 | 0 | 24 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Montgomery
5 RB
16 FPTS
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D. Montgomery | 11 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Williams
9 WR
13 FPTS
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J. Williams | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Goff
16 QB
8 FPTS
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J. Goff | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
A. St. Brown
14 WR
22 FPTS
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A. St. Brown | 19 | 11 | 119 | 0 | 20 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Williams
9 WR
13 FPTS
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J. Williams | 11 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 50 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Montgomery
5 RB
16 FPTS
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D. Montgomery | 4 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Raymond
11 WR
5 FPTS
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K. Raymond | 4 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Gibbs
26 RB
17 FPTS
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J. Gibbs | 7 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Vaki
33 RB
2 FPTS
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S. Vaki | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S. LaPorta
87 TE
3 FPTS
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S. LaPorta | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Patrick
17 WR
3 FPTS
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T. Patrick | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Kennedy
85 WR
0 FPTS
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T. Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT | FF |
B. Branch
32 CB
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B. Branch | 5-1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Hutchinson
97 DE
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A. Hutchinson | 4-1 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Barnes
55 LB
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D. Barnes | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Davis
23 CB
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C. Davis | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Campbell
46 LB
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J. Campbell |