Week 6’s matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is shaping up as a battle of attrition, with both rosters ravaged by injuries that will define the contest. The game exemplifies the brutal reality of the current NFL season, where feeling sympathy for injury-plagued teams has become almost pointless; everyone’s banged up. Every week brings another wave of starters hitting injury reports, and Week 6 offers no respite from the carnage.

Let’s start with Tampa Bay. The Bucs’ final injury report heading into the weekend is messy. 11 names, 6 layers officially ruled out. And none of it hits harder than what it means for quarterback Baker Mayfield .

Baker Mayfield’s been playing really well this season. Through five games, he’s thrown for 1,283 yards, 10 to

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