Bucs' Offense Superior on Third Down

Mayfield’s three touchdown passes brought his season total to 21, the most in the NFL. By a comfortable margin until Week Eight (except for Monday night).

Most Touchdown Passes, NFL, 2024

1. Baker Mayfield, Pirates: 21

2. Lamar Jackson, Ravens: 17

3t. Joe Burrow, Bengals: 15

3t. Jordan Love, Packers: 15

5t. Josh Allen, Bills: 14

5t. Kirk Cousins, Falcons: 14

5t. Sam Darnold Vikings: 14

Mayfield is near the top of the league rankings in various other passing categories, such as:

Essays (284)…t-2.
Completed (202)…2.
Passing Distance (2.189)…2.
Completion Pct. (71.1%)…3.
Touchdown Pct. (7.4%)…3.
Passer Rating (104.9)…6.

Mayfield has six games this season that include multiple touchdown passes and five games in which he must score at least three goals; both of these are the highest among quarterbacks in the NFL. He has thrown at least three touchdown passes in each of the Bucs’ last four games, tying Tom Brady for the longest hitting streak in team history.and the longest in a single season.

Most Consecutive Games with Three Plus Touchdown Passes, Buccaneers History

1t. Baker Mayfield…4, October 3, 2024 – October 27, 2024

1t. Tom Brady…4, December 26, 2020 – September 19, 2021

3t. Ryan Fitzpatrick…3, September 9, 2018 – September 24, 2018

3t. Josh Freeman…3, October 14, 2012 – October 25, 2012

3t. Vinny Testaverde…3, October 8, 1989 – October 29, 1989

Two of Mayfield’s touchdown passes were obtained by the third-year tight end Cade Ottowho recorded the second two-goal game of his career. A week after Otton had his first 100-yard receiving game against Baltimore, he led the team with nine receptions for 81 yards and set a new career single-game record for catches. The performance marked the seventh time the Buccaneer tight end had 80-plus receiving yards and multiple touchdowns and the first since Rob Gronkowski did so against Dallas in Week One of the 2021 season.

Otton currently ranks seventh among all NFL tight ends in receptions (36), seventh in yards (344) and fourth in touchdowns (3). Otton has 35 receptions since Week Three, which is the second-most among tight ends in the NFL during this period.

Most Receptions, NFL Tight Ends, 3-8. weeks

Brock Bowers, Raiders: 37
Cade Otton, Pirates: 35
Travis Kelce, Chiefs: 34
Trey McBride, Cardinals: 31
George Kittle, 49ers: 29

The Buccaneers’ rushing attack also produced 102 yards against the Falcons, marking the fifth game the team has surpassed 100 yards on the ground. This was the Buccaneers’ offense’s longest 100-yard rushing streak since a six-game streak in 2015..

Tampa Bay’s offense once again relied on a three-headed backfield. Rachaad White, Bucky Irving And Sean Tucker. That trio combined for 166 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown, with White scoring on an 18-yard reception in the second quarter. Irving had 84 yards from scrimmage, including 44 yards on nine carries (4.9 yard average), bringing his season total to 395 rushing yards. Irving currently has 559 yards from scrimmage, which ranks second among all NFL rookies in 2024.

Most Yards from Rush, NFL Rookies, 2024

WR Brian Thomas, Jaguars: 588
RB Bucky Irving, Pirates: 559
TE Brock Bowers, Raiders: 547
WR Malik Nabers, Giants: 427
QB Jayden Daniels, Commanders: 424

In addition to the touchdowns by Otton and White, the Buccaneers picked up two points in the fourth quarter on a safety when a fumbled pass between Kirk Cousins and Bijan Robinson eventually resulted in a loose ball bouncing out of the back of the end zone. This was the Bucs’ first safety since Dec. 10, 2023, against the Falcons. The other three points scored came from a 52-yard field goal. Chase McLaughlin. McLaughlin has scored six touchdowns on seven attempts from 50 yards and beyond this season and has scored 30 of 36 in his career. He remains the most accurate kicker from 50-plus yards in NFL history.

Best Field Goal Percentage on 50+ Yard Attempts, NFL History (minimum 20 attempts)

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