Baker Mayfield Named NFC Offensive Player Of The Week

For the second time this season, Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week.

Mayfield completed 27-of-32 (84.4%) passes for 359 yards and a career-high five touchdowns, which tied his personal best from the 2020 season in Cleveland, in the Bucs’ 48-14 win over the Panthers on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. Mayfield posted a 153.0 passer rating, and became the first player since 2019 to complete more than 80% of his passes while throwing for 350+ yards and five-or-more touchdowns.

He led a Tampa Bay team that scored the most points and had the largest margin of victory (34) in the NFL in Week 17.

Mayfield has now earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week recognition six times in his career, with three different teams, including three with Tampa Bay (Week 15, 2023 and Week 15, 2024). Mayfield’s three Player of the Week honors are the most by a quarterback in team history and he is 1-of-4 quarterbacks to earn the recognition multiple times this season.

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Among quarterbacks in Week 17, Baker Mayfield finished first in passing touchdowns, second in passer rating, second in completion percentage, tied for second in yards per pass attempt (11.2), tied for third in passing first downs (17) and fourth in passing yards.

This year, Mayfield ranks tied for second in passing touchdowns (39), second in completion percentage (71.7), third in passing yards (4,279), third in total touchdowns (42) and fourth in passer rating (104.1).

He is 1-of-4 quarterbacks in 2024 with 4,000+ passing yards and 35+ passing touchdowns, along with Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow, Detroit’s Jared Goff and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson. Mayfield, Burrow and Goff are the lone quarterbacks this season that rank in the Top 5 in each passing touchdowns, passing yards and completion percentage.

For the second year in a row, Mayfield has established new career highs in passing touchdowns (39) and passing yards (4,279). His 39 touchdowns are the third-most in a single season in franchise history, while his 4,279 passing yards are the fifth-most in a single season in franchise history. Week 17 marked Mayfield’s eighth game this season with three or more passing touchdowns, which rank as the second-most such games in the NFL in 2024, trailing only Burrow (10). Mayfield also ranks tied for second in both 300-yard passing games (six) and games with a 90+ passer rating (13).

Since arriving in Tampa Bay in 2023, Mayfield has been among the league’s best, leading the NFL in passing touchdowns (67) and ranking second in passing yards (8,323). In just his second season with the club, he is leading a Tampa Bay offense that ranks in the top five in points scored (29.7 per game), total yards (399.9), passing yards (252.6), rushing yards (147.3), first downs (23.4) and third down conversion percentage (50%). The Buccaneers are the only team that ranks top five in total yards per game, passing yards per game and rushing yards per game.