TAMPA, Fla. -- Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield gathered his teammates at Lumen Field last Sunday and asked, "Are you ready?" as rookie wide receiver Tez Johnson studied his teammates' faces.

"It was calm, poise, [ there was ] no panic," Johnson said.

Then, he studied his quarterback's face. Mayfield had to get the Bucs into field goal range for flu-stricken kicker Chase McLaughlin .

"I was just like, 'He is smiling right now,'" Johnson said to himself.

But as Johnson had witnessed in each of the Bucs' three thrilling, come-from-behind victories, he learned, "With Baker Mayfield back there controlling it, anything can happen." Johnson also knew that "as long as there is time on the clock, we have a chance."

In 17 breathtaking seconds, Mayfield had taken a broken play

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