TAMPA, Fla. -- Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield didn't hold back when asked about the significance of a 29-27 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday.

Mayfield specifically pointed to Steve Wilks, the Jets' defensive coordinator who cut the QB when he was coach of the Carolina Panthers , as to why it was so special.

"I loved it," Mayfield said. "And also their D-coordinator was the one that cut me in Carolina.

"Lot of stuff was personal today. Haason Reddick , former Jet ... lot of people."

Reddick signed with the Bucs in March after a holdout-marred 2024 season with the Jets.

Sunday's game also saw the Bucs' Todd Bowles facing the Jets, which fired him in 2018, for the first time as a head coach.

As for Mayfield, he continued to produce wins for Tampa Bay, somethin

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