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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants

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5-6, 3-2 Away
Final
30 - 7
2-9, 0-6 Home

Baker Mayfield mocks Tommy DeVito's celebration as the Bucs embarrass the Giants 30-7

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Mayfield catapulted into the end zone on a spectacular 10-yard scramble for one of Tampa Bay's four rushing TDs, and the Buccaneers beat the Giants and new starting quarterback DeVito 30-7 on Sunday, snapping a four-game losing streak and extending New York's skid to six.

With both teams struggling and coming off byes, most of the focus leading up to the game was on the Giants' decisions this week to bench and then release quarterback Daniel Jones. The brash DeVito was given the starting job and asked to spark coach Brian Daboll's team, as he did last season.

Instead, Mayfield provided the energy with his play and his trolling of DeVito.

“Tribute to Tommy,” said a straight-faced Mayfield, who was 24 of 30 for 294 yards. “He’s a good dude, that’s why. Most of the times, I don’t know what I’m going to do. It’s spontaneous.”

Mayfield was asked several times about the gesture and admitted he wanted to give Giants fans something they liked, adding he met DeVito at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas in February.

“He had his chain blinged out, swag walking through the casino. It was awesome,” Mayfield said. “It was like a movie scene, honestly.”

DeVito did nothing to help the NFL's lowest-scoring offense. He threw for 189 yards, mostly in the second half with New York well on its way to its sixth straight loss at home, where it is winless.

Meanwhile, the Buccaneers dominated in every phase in a near-perfect performance that featured TD runs of 1 yard by Sean Tucker, 6 yards by Bucky Irving and 1 yard by Rachaad White. After recent losses to the Ravens, 49ers and Chiefs, Tampa Bay (5-6) moved within one game of idle Atlanta in the NFC South.

“We’re hoping it builds confidence,” Mayfield said. “We have a belief that we are still sitting and controlling our own destiny.”

Tampa Bay scored on five of its on first six possessions to open a 30-0 lead, and none was more exciting than Mayfield's TD run with 12 seconds left in the first half. On a second-and-goal from the 10, he avoided pressure and went for the end zone. He was hit by Cor'Dale Flott low and Dru Phillips high around the 2-yard line, and he was airborne when he crossed the goal line. The ball came loose when he hit the turf but he jumped up and flexed, DeVito-style, as the Bucs took a 23-0 lead.

DeVito said players talked about the celebration in the locker room but he did not see it.

Daboll was asked about the gesture and said Mayfield played well. He said the Giants' poor performance had nothing to do with Jones being released.

“No excuse on that,” said Daboll, whose job is on the line despite making the playoffs in 2022. “We just didn’t do a good enough job.”

“We played soft, and they beat the (expletive) out of us,” defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence added.

Mayfield's favorite target Mike Evans returned to the lineup after missing three games with a hamstring injury and had five catches for 68 yards. Irving had 87 yards rushing and six catches for 64 yards.

The Bucs held New York to three first downs and 45 yards in the first half, and they finished with 450 yards to the Giants' 245.

DeVito had a 17-yard run in the fourth quarter to set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Devin Singletary. The brash New Jersey native was sacked four times, including once in the fourth quarter, which forced him to go to the bench for one play.

Injuries Buccaneers: LT Tristan Wirfs (knee) did not play and Justin Skule replaced him. ... Tampa Bay lost OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka to an ankle injury in the second quarter and safety Jordan Whitehead to a pectoral injury in the fourth quarter.

Giants: LT Jermaine Eluemunor (quad) and OLB Azeez Ojulari (toe) were hurt in the first quarter and did not return.

Up next Buccaneers: At Carolina next Sunday.

Giants: At Dallas on Thanksgiving

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Matchup Prediction

Giants: 29.8%
Buccaneers: 69.9%
*According to ESPN's Football Power Index

Scoring Summary

TB TD 1st Period 6:37 Sean Tucker 1 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
TB FG 2nd Period 12:03 Chase McLaughlin 23 Yd Field Goal
TB TD 2nd Period 6:23 Bucky Irving 6 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
TB TD 2nd Period 0:12 Baker Mayfield 10 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin PAT Failed)
TB TD 3rd Period 3:45 Rachaad White 1 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
NYG TD 4th Period 11:28 Devin Singletary 1 Yd Rush (Graham Gano Kick)

Statistics

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24 1st Downs 17
12 Passing 1st downs 11
10 Rushing 1st downs 5
2 1st downs from penalties 1
6-11 3rd down efficiency 5-11
1-2 4th down efficiency 0-2
62 Total Plays 56
451 Total Yards 245
7.3 Yards per Play 4.4
9 Total Drives 10
294 Passing 169
24/30 Comp/Att 22/32
9.8 Yards per pass 4.7
0 Interceptions thrown 0
0-0 Sacks-Yards Lost 4-23
157 Rushing 76
32 Rushing Attempts 20
4.9 Yards per rush 3.8
4-5 Red Zone (Made-Att) 1-3
4-29 Penalties 4-42
1 Turnovers 1
1 Fumbles lost 1
0 Interceptions thrown 0
0 Defensive / Special Teams TDs 0
33:59 Possession 26:01

Game Information

MetLife Stadium

Location: East Rutherford, NJ
Attendance: 77,554 · Capacity:

2024 NFC South Standings

TEAM W L PCT T PF PA
Atlanta 8 7 .533 0 327 349
Tampa Bay 8 7 .533 0 427 352
New Orleans 5 10 .333 0 309 346
Carolina 4 11 .267 0 283 448

2024 NFC East Standings

TEAM W L PCT T PF PA
Philadelphia 12 3 .800 0 402 283
Washington 10 5 .667 0 432 348
Dallas 7 8 .467 0 324 404
New York 2 13 .133 0 215 362
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