Baker Mayfield Wild Card Preview vs. the Commanders

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield has a tough matchup in the NFC Wild Card Round (Sunday at 8:00 PM ET), facing the Washington Commanders. The Commanders allowed the third-fewest passing yards in the regular season, 189.8 per game.

Mayfield has 4,500 yards passing (264.7 per game) and has completed 71.4% of his throws (407-for-570) while notching 41 TD passes and 16 picks. In the ground game, Mayfield has added 377 yards rushing on 60 attempts, including three touchdowns.

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Mayfield vs. the Commanders

  • Mayfield vs the Commanders (since 2021): 2 GP / 222.5 PASS YPG / PASS TD
  • Washington has allowed two opposing players to amass 300 or more passing yards in an outing this year.
  • The Commanders have allowed one or more passing touchdowns to 14 opposing quarterbacks this season.
  • Washington has allowed at least two passing touchdowns to seven quarterbacks in 2024.
  • The Commanders have allowed at least three TD passes in an outing to three opposing QBs this season.
  • The Commanders allow 189.8 passing yards per game, the NFL's third-ranked pass defense this season.
  • The Commanders' defense ranks 15th in the league by giving up 1.5 passing touchdowns per game to opponents (25 total passing TDs).

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Mayfield Passing Insights

  • Mayfield has bettered his passing yards prop total in 10 games this season, or 58.8%.
  • The Buccaneers, who are fourth in NFL play in points scored, have passed 54.2% of the time while running 45.8%.
  • With 570 attempts for 4,500 passing yards, Mayfield is sixth in NFL play with 7.9 yards per attempt.
  • Mayfield has thrown for a touchdown in 16 of 17 games this year, with more than one TD pass 12 times.
  • He has 77.2% of his team's 57 offensive touchdowns this season (44).
  • Mayfield accounts for 50.3% of his team's red zone plays, with 78 of his total 570 passing attempts inside the opponent's 20-yard line.

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Mayfield's Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Passing Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Saints 1/5/2025 Week 18 21-for-32 / 221 YDS / 2 TDs / 1 INT 9 ATT / 68 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Panthers 12/29/2024 Week 17 27-for-32 / 359 YDS / 5 TDs / 0 INTs 1 ATT / 2 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Cowboys 12/22/2024 Week 16 31-for-43 / 303 YDS / 2 TDs / 1 INT 3 ATT / 42 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Chargers 12/15/2024 Week 15 22-for-27 / 288 YDS / 4 TDs / 1 INT 2 ATT / 25 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Raiders 12/8/2024 Week 14 18-for-29 / 295 YDS / 3 TDs / 2 INTs 2 ATT / 12 YDS / 0 TDs