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Sep 15, 2024 4:22 pm

Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers start 2-0 by holding off Lions

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Baker Mayfield went 12-of-19 passing for 185 yards with a touchdown throw and a rushing score to lead the Tampa Buccaneers to a 20-16 road win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Chris Godwin caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown for the Buccaneers (2-0).

Jared Goff went 34-of-55 passing for 307 yards and two interceptions in defeat for the Lions (1-1).

Aidan Hutchinson had 4.5 sacks for Detroit, falling one sack short of the franchise record for sacks in a game.

Leading by four in the fourth quarter, Tampa Bay stopped the Lions on downs at their 6-yard line with 53 seconds remaining in the game.

But Detroit forced a punt and got the ball back with 33 seconds left at the Tampa Bay 44-yard line.

The Lions drove as far as the Tampa Bay 26 with 14 seconds remaining, but three straight incompletions ended the game.

Tampa Bay prevailed despite Detroit holding a 463-216 edge in total yards.

Trailing 13-9, the Lions took their first lead of the game with 3:26 left in the third quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run by David Montgomery that made it 16-13 Detroit.

The run finished off a 12-play, 68-yard drive that saw the Lions register three third-down conversions.

Tampa Bay answered right back, driving 70 yards in six plays and grabbing a 20-16 lead on an 11-yard touchdown run by Mayfield.

With the game tied at 6-6 in the second quarter, the Buccaneers took the lead with 9:08 until halftime on a 41-yard touchdown pass from Mayfield to Godwin.

Tampa Bay established a 6-0 lead in the first quarter on field goals of 30 and 55 yards by Chase McLaughlin, but Detroit tied the game with field goals of 22 and 35 yards by Jake Bates.

–Field Level Media

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