TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hold up on that MVP talk. Slow down on giving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the No. 1 seed.

Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers crashed in Detroit against a depleted defense missing its entire starting secondary. The Bucs (5-2) were outplayed from start to finish in a 24-9 loss on Monday night.

Even worse, they lost star wide receiver Mike Evans for most of the rest of the season because of a broken collarbone.

“When you lose somebody like that, it’s always going to affect your offense and you’re going to have to change and do different things,” coach Todd Bowles said Tuesday.

Mayfield, who was the talk of the NFL after an impressive first six games, was erratic, missing high on several throws. The receivers struggled to get open against the Lions. Sensational rookie Emek

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