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News: 6 hours agoMayfield completed 37 of 50 passes for 330 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions while rushing three times for 11 yards in the Buccaneers' 31-26 loss to the Falcons on Sunday. He also fumbled once but recovered.

Spin: Mayfield didn't allow the fact he was working without top receivers Mike Evans (hamstring) and Chris Godwin (IR-knee) to faze him, as he finished with his third straight 300-yard performance and third-highest passing yardage total of the campaign as well. Mayfield also extended his streak of games with at least three touchdown passes to four contests, connecting with Cade Otton (five, four yards) and Rachaad White (18 yards) for his trio of scoring tosses Sunday. Mayfield isn't expected to get Evans back until Week 12, so he'll be fighting quite the uphill battle in a Week 9 road matchup against the Chiefs on Monday night, Nov. 4.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Mayfield enjoyed a resurgence in 2023, appearing in all 17 of Tampa Bay's games and finishing no lower than 10th in pass attempts, completions, yards, TDs and fantasy points. The latter includes some survivor bias (he was 18th on a per-game basis), which was due to limited rushing production (outside the top 20 in both rushing yards and TDs). Mayfield has never been a rushing factor and his supporting cast remains roughly the same as it was in 2023, so especially considering he's never finished better than 18th in PPG, he's best viewed as a low-ceiling QB2.