Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield sounded not sure whereas talking with reporters on Wednesday if he’ll have the ability to play by way of an damage to his ribs on this coming Sunday’s must-win sport on the 2-14 Carolina Panthers.
“I will do every part I can to be on the market – that is for positive,” Mayfield mentioned, as shared by the Buccaneers’ web site. “Division on the road, playoff hopes on the road…Yeah, I will do every part I can.”
Mayfield suffered the setback late on this previous Sunday’s 23-13 house loss to the New Orleans Saints that prevented the Buccaneers from clinching the NFC South division title. 8-8 Tampa Bay would declare the division crown with a win in Carolina no matter what occurs elsewhere as a consequence of a tiebreaker benefit the Bucs maintain over the 8-8 Saints.
Based on Josh Alper of Professional Soccer Discuss, it is unclear if Mayfield or 2021 second-round draft choose Kyle Trask will deal with first-team duties throughout Thursday’s apply. Trask so far has tried 10 profession regular-season passes.
“Clearly, I did not precisely try it out at the moment,” Mayfield mentioned in regards to the Buccaneers holding a walkthrough reasonably than a typical apply on Wednesday. “Simply extra psychological reps for everyone. I am simply going to see. Like I mentioned, I have never examined it out, so I’ve simply acquired to get free. I am positive by the point we get nearer to sport time, adrenaline might be rolling, particularly with the place we’re sitting at proper now, situationally.”
Based on ESPN stats, Mayfield enters Week 18 ranked ninth within the NFL amongst certified gamers with a 95.9 passer ranking and tied for fourth with 28 landing passes on the season. He signed a one-year contract to hitch the Buccaneers this previous offseason and, thus, would not know if he’ll have one other probability to play for the workforce past this Sunday.
“We’ve a ton of confidence in ourselves, and that does not change with how we performed (in Week 17),” Mayfield insisted. “It is only a matter of us doing our job proper – conserving the main focus extraordinarily small [and] doing the little particulars proper. Simply realizing that that is our one alternative to make the playoffs and let’s go do it.”
As of Wednesday afternoon, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Buccaneers as 4.5-point favorites towards the Panthers.
