By FRED GOODALL

TAMPA — Baker Mayfield vows to fix a lack of “killer instinct” in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Pro Bowl quarterback threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns without an interception in Sunday’s 28-23 loss to the New England Patriots , but says “little things” that make the difference between good and great teams are holding the four-time defending NFC South champions back.

Poor execution on offense and uncharacteristic mistakes on defense were culprits against the Patriots (8-2), who scored on three plays of 55 yards or more.

“Little things will get you beat,” Mayfield said.

“We didn’t have any rhythm on offense, we didn’t have any rhythm on defense, we didn’t have any rhythm on special teams, and it showed,” coach Todd Bowles said.

The Bucs (6-3) took the opening k

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