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Welcome back to the bakery: Bucs, Falcons n a first-place fight

A week after the bakery served up some sweet revenge Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback Baker Mayfield is back, with a chance at first place in the NFC South.

This game will be the second matchup of the year for these two rivals. The first matchup went wayward for Tampa Bay, as the Atlanta Falcons and Desmond Ridder came into Tampa and beat the Buccaneers 16-13, with a last second game-winning field goal.

NFL: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Despite a disappointing net total offensive output (13 points), Chef Mayfield was able to cook up a touchdown and over 300 total yards— with his third highest passing yardage of any game this season against Atlanta, earlier this year.