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 scoring the only touchdown, while Kenny Gainwell added 140 yards on the ground.
- This win marked only the second NFL game in the Super Bowl era where a team won without any passing yards, the first being the Buffalo Bills in 1974.
- The Falcons struggled offensively, with QB Michael Penix Jr. throwing four interceptions and completing just 8 of 24 passes for 124 yards, while their leading rusher Bijan Robinson had 76 yards.
- The Buccaneers improved to 3-5 with their first home win of the season, while the Falcons also fell to 3-5, with both teams tied for second place in the NFC South behind the Carolina Panthers.
