Orange crushed: Baker Mayfield calls Bucs' play 'inexcusable' in loss to Lions

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Orange crushed: Baker Mayfield calls Bucs' play 'inexcusable' in loss to Lions
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'We sucked today,' Baker Mayfield said of Tampa Bay's struggles against another top NFC contender, losing 20-6 to the Lions.

had a chance Sunday to measure themselves on their home field against one of the NFC's top contenders, and again, the result wasn't encouraging.and on Sunday, coming off a bye week, the Bucs again struggled on both sides of the ball in a, held without a touchdown pass for the first time in his five games with the Bucs."From the get-go. Can't play like that. Didn't start fast, didn't pick it up in the middle, didn't finish strong.

Not entirely. The Bucs kept the Lions' run game in check, limiting them to 40 yards on 22 carries and knockingfor a 10-3 halftime lead. The Bucs cut that lead to 10-6 in the third quarter, only to have QB"We had two busts, should have never happened," Bowles said of the two touchdowns."That's on us as coaches, on us as players."Third down had been where Mayfield was at his best, with the league's highest passer rating in his first four games.

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