"Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield made what looked like an impossible escape on a third-and-14 play Sunday -- dodging three San Francisco 49ers defenders trying to corral him -- before picking up 15 yards and a first down on a scramble. Then, Mayfield hit a diving Tez Johnson for a spectacular 45-yard touchdown pass down the middle of the field, with chants of "M-V-P! M-V-P!" erupting."
"Mayfield shook off a comparison to Michael Vick faster than he raced to the San Francisco 44-yard line to pick up the first down. "No, that's the first time I've ever heard that, and hopefully, it's the last," Mayfield said. "I can't do what Mike Vick ever did." Then, he critiqued Johnson's end-zone-tumbling celebration. "No. I mean, if I weighed 142 pounds, I'd probably be able to fly, too," Mayfield said. "I haven't weighed that since probably sixth grade.""
Baker Mayfield escaped a third-and-14 by evading three San Francisco defenders, scrambled 15 yards for a first down, then connected with Tez Johnson on a 45-yard touchdown down the middle. Chants of "M-V-P! M-V-P!" followed the score as the Buccaneers earned a 30-19 victory that improved the team to 5-1 and placed them atop the NFC. Mayfield tempered praise, noting it was only Week 6 and pointing to a bigger game ahead. He dismissed comparisons to Michael Vick, joked about Johnson's celebration, and received strong praise from teammates and coaches.
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