TAMPA, Fla. -- If there's ever a time when the mettle of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield will be tested, it is now. Over the last two seasons, the 29-year-old former No. 1 pick has created one of the NFL's best redemption arcs in recent memory.
Mayfield found himself a home in Tampa, led the Bucs to a division title in 2023 and entered Week 9 leading the NFL with 21 touchdown passes and 23 total touchdowns.
Yet, in the midst of the most arduous stretch of their season, the Bucs (4-4) have lost three of their last four and face what Mayfield called a "critical game" against the Kansas City Chiefs -- the league's last unbeaten team -- on Monday (8:15 p.