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The Buccaneers without Baker Mayfield

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The Buccaneers are 1–2 without Baker Mayfield this season and 2–3 with him. Since his first start, in September 2023, they’re 1–2 in the 3 games he missed and 30–29 in his starts.

Missed games (thumb), per the NFL’s week 6 injury report.

Baker Mayfield’s page

, a game

This season

MeasureWith Baker Mayfield5 gamesWithout3 gamesDifference
Record2–31–2
Points, over expected+1.5−4.2+5.7
Passing yards, over expected−62.6−34.6−28.0
Against the line+5.2+4.3+0.9
Points allowed, over expected−3.7−2.4−1.3
Margin, over expected+5.1−2.0+7.2
Rushing yards, over expected+41.3+32.3+9.0
Pass attempts, over expected−8.4+1.5−9.9
Carries, over expected+6.1+3.3+2.8
Sacks taken, over expected+0.4+0.6−0.3
Turnovers, over expected+0.3+0.1+0.3

3 games without him is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Last 35 games

MeasureWith Baker Mayfield32 gamesWithout3 gamesDifference
Record16–161–2
Points, over expected+0.3−4.2+4.5
Passing yards, over expected−8.1−34.6+26.6
Against the line+1.1+4.3−3.3
Points allowed, over expected−1.0−2.4+1.4
Margin, over expected+1.1−2.0+3.2
Rushing yards, over expected+9.2+32.3−23.0
Pass attempts, over expected−1.7+1.5−3.2
Carries, over expected+1.6+3.3−1.7
Sacks taken, over expected−0.1+0.6−0.7
Turnovers, over expected−0.1+0.1−0.1

3 games without him is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Who played instead

His teammates without him

This season

MeasureWith Baker MayfieldWithoutDifference
Bucky Irving, RB
Rushing yards91.290.7+0.5
Carries18.218.7−0.5
Jalon Daniels, QB
Passing yards0.0167.0−167.0
Pass attempts1.531.7−30.2
Kenny Gainwell, RB
Rushing yards49.813.3+36.5
Carries9.83.0+6.8
Emeka Egbuka, WR
Receiving yards47.033.0+14.0
Receptions4.35.0−0.7
Chris Godwin Jr., WR
Receiving yards27.635.0−7.4
Receptions2.84.3−1.5

Last 35 games

MeasureWith Baker MayfieldWithoutDifference
Cade Otton, TE
Receiving yards41.222.0+19.2
Receptions4.12.7+1.4
Chris Godwin Jr., WR
Receiving yards53.635.0+18.6
Receptions4.64.3+0.3

The games he missed this season

DateGameResultPlayed instead
Oct 18, 2026vsPITL 19–26Jalon Daniels
Oct 8, 2026@DALW 24–16Jalon Daniels
Oct 4, 2026vsGBL 14–17Jalon Daniels

Method

  • With him is a game he played, from the snap counts; without him is a game the team played while he was on its roster and he didn’t.
  • With him means he was the team’s quarterback that game, at least half of its pass attempts; a game he left early or came into late reads as without him.
  • Since his first start counts from the first game the ledger has him starting for the team, playoffs included.
  • Over expected is the team’s average a game over what the season’s ratings expected in each game, the same numbers each measure’s own page reads. “Averages” shows the plain numbers.
  • Against the line is the team’s margin less the closing line’s, the market’s margin before kickoff, from nflverse’s schedules. A game with no line sits out.
  • His teammates’ numbers are plain averages a game.
  • Why he’s out: the NFL’s week 6 injury report.

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