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News: 1 day agoMayfield completed 24 of 30 passes for 294 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions and rushed four times for 29 yards and a touchdown in the Buccaneers' 30-7 win over the Giants on Sunday. He also committed two fumbles, losing one, and recovered a loose ball as well.

Spin: Mayfield had an eventful afternoon in the lopsided win, bouncing back from consecutive lackluster efforts through the air to post his highest sub-300-yard total of the campaign. Mayfield did see a season-long streak of games with at least one touchdown pass snapped, but he had an even more direct hand in a score with his third rushing touchdown of the season on a leaping 10-yard run just before halftime. Mayfield welcomed Mike Evans back from a three-game absence due to a hamstring injury by connecting with him on five occasions for 68 yards, and the veteran signal-caller also suffered a scare on a neck stinger in the fourth quarter but didn't miss a play. The 2018 first overall pick lines up for another productive afternoon when the Bucs visit the Panthers for a Week 13 divisional clash.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Mayfield enjoyed a resurgence in 2023, appearing in all 17 of Tampa Bay's games and finishing no lower than 10th in pass attempts, completions, yards, TDs and fantasy points. The latter includes some survivor bias (he was 18th on a per-game basis), which was due to limited rushing production (outside the top 20 in both rushing yards and TDs). Mayfield has never been a rushing factor and his supporting cast remains roughly the same as it was in 2023, so especially considering he's never finished better than 18th in PPG, he's best viewed as a low-ceiling QB2.