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Baker Mayfield Big numbers in Week 7 loss
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Baker Mayfield Big numbers in Week 7 loss

Mayfield completed 31 of 45 passes for 370 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions and added five rushes for 22 yards in the Buccaneers’ 41-31 loss to the Ravens on Monday night. He also threw a two-point conversion pass.

Fantasy managers certainly won’t object to Mayfield’s final numbers, but they were in large part a byproduct of a game script in which the Buccaneers entered the fourth quarter trailing by 24 thanks to 34 unanswered points from Baltimore. He also lost Mike Evans to a hamstring injury in the first half shortly after connecting with him on a 25-yard score, making the quarterback’s final yardage, his highest of the season, all the more remarkable. Mayfield has now surpassed the 300-yard mark three times in the first seven games overall, and by adding scoring throws of 11 and 23 yards to Rachaad White in the fourth quarter, the veteran signal caller now has at least three touchdown passes in three consecutive games . . However, Mayfield could have a hard time keeping his strong production going in a key division battle in Week 8 against the Falcons; In addition to a possible Evans absence, Chris Godwin was carted off in the final minute of Monday’s game with what could be a dislocated ankle by Scott Smith of the team’s Official Site relay, which head coach Todd Bowles talked about during his post-game press conference expressed his concerns.