Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield piloted the Buccaneers to a 30-19 NFL victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in a battle of banged-up teams that saw the Bucs improve to 5-1.
Tampa Bay, whose four prior victories came on last-gasp scores, didn't need those kind of heroics.
But Mayfield, who has been a revelation early in the season, was plenty impressive.
He threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns, scrambling for a first down late in the third quarter to extend the drive capped by a 45-yard scoring pass to a leaping Tez Johnson -- the rookie's first NFL TD.
"Guys just doing their job," Mayfield said. "Young guys stepping up big-time for us.
"I was kind of asleep there for the whole first quarter, but defense kept us in it until I got going -- complementary football, that's