Baker Mayfield got vengeance with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ' 29-27 win over the New York Jets in Week 3. Squaring off against one of his former coaches in defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, Mayfield threw for 233 yards and a touchdown and gashed the Jets for a season-high (and near career-best) 44 rushing yards. And after the victory, the Tampa Bay quarterback did not hesitate to bring up his history with Wilks.
Mayfield spent most of the 2022 season with the Carolina Panthers , opened the year as the starter but lost his job after sustaining an ankle injury. Wilks, then the interim coach, inserted Mayfield into a blowout loss and watched as he delivered a better offensive effort than starter P.J. Walker . The next week, though, Wilks returned to Walker as the starter. Mayfield r