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Buccaneers register zero passing yards in rainy 16-0 win over Falcons with Baker Mayfield not throwing a single completion
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Key Points:
- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Atlanta Falcons 16-0 in a rain-soaked Week 8 game, despite recording no passing yards as QB Baker Mayfield threw three incomplete passes and was sacked for a 2-yard loss.
- Tampa Bay's offense was entirely ground-based, with Bucky Irving rushing for 170 yards and the game's only touchdown, and Kenny Gainwell adding 140 rushing yards; Mayfield contributed 14 rushing yards.
- This win marked only the second NFL game in the Super Bowl era where a team won without any passing yards, the first being a 1974 game between the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets.
- Atlanta struggled offensively, with QB Michael Penix Jr. throwing for 124 yards but four interceptions, while running back Bijan Robinson rushed for 76 yards; the Falcons fell to 3-5 after the loss.
- The Buccaneers improved to 3-5 with their first home win of the season, both teams now tied for second place in the NFC South, just half a game behind the Carolina Panthers.
