Mayfield completed 15 of 18 passes for 185 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions and ran seven times for 23 yards in the Buccaneers’ 23-20 wild-card loss to the Commanders on Sunday night. He also lost a fumble.

Mayfield was nearly perfect in every way and even finished the game with a quarterback rating of 146.5. His only mistake was critical, however, as his fumble was recovered early in the fourth quarter on an attempted handoff by the Commanders’ Bobby Wagner at the Buccaneers’ 13-yard line and was followed by a touchdown pass from Jayden Daniels to Terry McLaurin four plays later. While Mayfield drove Tampa Bay 61 yards in eight plays to a field goal that tied the game at 20-20, the veteran signal caller never got another opportunity with the ball. Aside from the disappointing end to the season, Mayfield counts the 2024 season as his one to date best as a pro as he posted career highs in completions (407), pass attempts (570), completion percentage (71.4) and pass yards (4,500). completed. , touchdown passes (41) and rushing yards (378) in 17 regular season games. Mayfield also set a career high with three rushing scores, and the only blemish on his season statistics was the second-highest interceptions of his career (16). Mayfield remains under contract with the Buccaneers through the 2026 season.