Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield left Sunday’s 34-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams with a left shoulder injury and didn’t return.
The injury is to Mayfield’s non-throwing shoulder. The Bucs dominated him out for the rest of the game halfway by means of the third quarter.
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Mayfield returns after first-half injury
After a Tampa Bay drive within the first half, Mayfield went into the sideline medical tent with out shifting his left arm. He initially returned to the game on the following Tampa Bay possession. But he grimaced in ache after falling on the final play earlier than halftime, and the Bucs listed him as doubtful to return earlier than Tampa Bay’s first possession of the third quarter.
The Rams led 31-7 when the Buccaneers initially introduced Mayfield’s standing. The severity of the injury wasn’t initially clear. Nor was it clear if the Buccaneers have been merely taking a cautious method with Mayfield’s injury in a game by which they trailed by 24 factors at halftime.
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Backup Teddy Bridgewater took over for Tampa Bay’s first possession of the second half.
Will Mayfield be wholesome for stretch run, playoff combat?
With Sunday’s game already out of hand on the halftime break, the eye on Mayfield’s standing instantly shifted to the long-term. The Buccaneers entered Sunday with a half-game lead over the Carolina Panthers for first place within the NFC South.
The loss to the Rams dropped them to 6-5 and right into a tie with a Panthers crew that they’ve but to face. The Bucs and Panthers will meet first in Week 16 in Charlotte then once more in Tampa in every crew’s regular-season finale in Week 18, which might finally decide the NFC South champion.
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The Bucs subsequent face the Arizona Cardinals on Nov. 30. They’ll actually hope to have Mayfield again for that game and past.
Mayfield is coming off consecutive Pro Bowl appearances in his first two seasons in Tampa and is within the midst of one other standout marketing campaign in 2025. Prior to Sunday’s game, Mayfield had accomplished 63.5% of his passes for 236.5 yards per game with 17 touchdowns and three interceptions in 10 video games.
Bridgewater is among the NFL’s most skilled and succesful backup quarterbacks. But Tampa Bay’s playoff hopes might go as Mayfield’s well being does.