Jenna Laine, ESPN Body of workers Scribbler
DETROIT — Simply sooner than halftime of the NFC divisional playoff competition between the Detroit Lions and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with the Bucs trailing 10-3, quarterback Baker Mayfield connected with tight finish Cade Otton at the nook of the tip zone on a 2-yard landing to connect the sport at 10 apiece.
Mayfield to Otton! @Buccaneers connect it up sooner than the part.
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Mayfield attached with vast receiver Mike Evans on a cross performs of 27 yards during which he slipped a take on by way of Ifeatu Melifonwu alongside the left sideline, and upcoming a 29-yard achieve in guy protection operating in opposition to cornerback Cam Sutton, putting in Otton’s scoring play games with 19 seconds left.
WHAT. A. CATCH.
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— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) January 21, 2024
Evans and Mayfield struggled early directly to fasten, with a gap force cross effort for Evans tipped and intercepted by way of protection C.J. Garder-Johnson to arrange a Lions’ 23-yard grassland function.
The Bucs were inside of putting distance previous to their last-second rating, however Mayfield overthrew Chris Godwin on a slant path on third-and-5 on the Detroit 32, and kicker Chase McLaughlin‘s 50-yard effort bounced off the left upright.
