Bucs remain atop NFC South standings after beating Packers

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers used Baker Mayfield's four touchdown passes and 381 yards to defeat the Green Bay Packers, 34-20, on Sunday and keep their standing as the top team in the NFC South.

The Bucs are now 7-7 on the season, while the Packers dropped to to 6-8.

This game had playoff implications written all over it as the Bucs were in position as the NFC South’s leader despite owning a 6-7 record. The Packers had the final wild-card spot with the same record due to the Detroit Lions' 10-4 record atop the NFC North. 

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De'Vondre Campbell of the Green Bay Packers tackles Chris Godwin of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the third quarter at Lambeau Field on Dec. 17, 2023, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

But while Packers quarterback Jordan Love had a solid game, going 29 of 39 for 284 yards with two touchdowns, Mayfield was just better with his delivery to seven different receivers, four of whom had a touchdown.

The first came after Love found Tucker Kraft for the first score of the game following a Bucs fumble. Mayfield responded with a seven-play drive that ended with Mike Evans hauling in a 19-yard pass to make it 10-7 in favor of Tampa Bay. 

Then it was a back-and-forth bout in the second half, starting with the Bucs finding the end zone thanks to Rachaad White sprinting 26 yards to score.

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Love followed it up with a strike to rookie Jayden Reed while he was on the run. That went for 17 yards to cut the Bucs’ lead to just three, 20-17.

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