Trailing 27-24 late in the third quarter, Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin caught a short pass from Mayfield, broke several tackles and took it 55 yards to give Tampa Bay the lead for good. Todd Bowles’ defense pitched a shutout of Rattler in the second half to secure the victory.

Baker Mayfield, who was in the injury tent for a while, is back out at QB for the Bucs. Mayfield was 22 of 34 for 299 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions, and 29 rushing yards when he got hurt. The Bucs led 31-27. Kyle Trask is the Bucs backup quarterback.

NEW ORLEANS — Baker Mayfield overcame three interceptions with 325 yards and four touchdowns passing, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the New Orleans Saints, 51-27, on Sunday in what they hoped would be a morale boost to their many fans who endured Hurricane Milton earlier in the week.