TAMPA, Fla. — Baker Mayfield rushed for 337 yards and three touchdowns on Monday night, leading the resurgent Tampa Bay Buccaneers to 32 in the wild-card playoffs against Jalen Hurts and the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles. Led them to a -9 victory.
The Bucks (10-8) won for the sixth time in seven games, advancing to next Sunday's road game against the Detroit Lions (13-5) in the NFC divisional round. The Detroit Lions were another team, like the Eagles, that interfered with Mayfield during the game. regular season.
David Moore scored on a 44-yard reception in the first quarter.
Rookie Trey Palmer opened the game with a 56-yard catch-and-run for a TD, giving the Bucs a 25-9 lead late in the third quarter.
Both receivers took advantage of a porous and poorly tackled Eagles secondary to get to the end zone.
Mayfield, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, is playing for his fourth team in less than two years and has completed 22 of 36 passes without an interception.
He capped off his first playoff appearance since the 2020 season with a 23-yard TD pass to Chris Godwin.
It was a disappointing result for Philadelphia (11-7), which lost to Kansas City in last year's Super Bowl. It then resembled a club that spent much of the season focused and determined on getting back into the title game.
Philadelphia finished the season with a 1-6 record, including Monday night's loss.
