Baker Mayfield went 12-of-19 passing for 185 yards with a touchdown throw and a rushing score to lead the Tampa Buccaneers to a 20-16 road win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Chris Godwin caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown for the Buccaneers (2-0). Jared Goff went 34-of-55 passing for 307 yards and two interceptions in defeat for the Lions (1-1).
Aidan Hutchinson had 4.5 sacks for Detroit, falling one sack short of the franchise record for sacks in a game. Leading by four in the fourth quarter, Tampa Bay stopped the Lions on downs at their 6-yard line with 53 seconds remaining in the game.
But Detroit forced a punt and got the ball back with 33 seconds left at the Tampa Bay 44-yard line. The Lions drove as far as the Tampa Bay 26 with 14 seconds remaining, but three straight incompletions ended the game. Tampa Bay prevailed despite Detroit holding a 463-216 edge in total yards.
Trailing 13-9, the Lions took their first lead of the game with 3:26 left in the third quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run by David Montgomery that made it 16-13 Detroit. The run finished off a 12-play, 68-yard drive that saw the Lions register three third-down conversions. Tampa Bay answered right back, driving 70 yards in six plays and grabbing a 20-16 lead on an 11-yard touchdown run by Mayfield.
With the game tied at 6-6 in the second quarter, the Buccaneers took the lead with 9:08 until halftime on a 41-yard touchdown pass from Mayfield to Godwin. Tampa Bay established a 6-0 lead in.