After finishing the 2024 season ranked among the NFL's top five teams in total net yards, rushing yards, passing yards, first downs, third down percentage and points scored, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offense looked like it was again one of the league's best through the first six weeks of the 2025 season. As the Bucs raced out to a 5-1 start, they averaged 27.5 points and 353.5 yards per game, though injuries had begun to mount.

At some point, however, it appeared those injuries – including the knee and oblique injuries that quarterback Baker Mayfield was playing through – were starting to take their toll. In a 24-9 loss in Detroit and a defense-fueled 23-3 win in New Orleans, the Buccaneers averaged 231.5 yards of offense and 16 points per game. That took the team to its bye week for some

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