Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield didn’t complete a pass in win vs. Falcons

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers is firmly in NFC South contention after earning a 16-0 victory versus the Atlanta Falcons, and they did not even need Baker Mayfield in this one. The veteran quarterback was 0-of-3 during a rain-heavy divisional showdown in Raymond James Stadium, as the Bucs became the first team to win a game without its QB completing a pass since Joe Ferguson went 0-for-2 for the 1974 Buffalo Bills, per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network and ESPN. One can only do so much in a torrential downpour — Falcons signal-caller Michael Penix Jr.