Baker Mayfield’s comeback journey brought him to Las Vegas even though the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell two wins short. Mayfield revived his career with the Buccaneers a year after he was dumped by two teams. Now, Mayfield is set to get paid.
Tampa Bay's defense slowed down one of the NFL's leading offenses for a half. The Buccaneers had no answer in the second half Sunday and the Detroit Lions scored three touchdowns on their way to a 31-23 victory and a trip to the NFC championship game at San Francisco. “We fought,” Tampa Bay coach Todd Bowles said.