Lions' CJ Gardner-Johnson taunts Bucs' Baker Mayfield after interception during NFC divisional game

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The mind games are already at work in Ford Field on Sunday following Detroit Lions safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson’s interception on Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield. 

In the first quarter, Mayfield tried firing a ball to his top target, Mike Evans, but the ball went off the veteran receiver’s hands and the tip drill ensued with the Lions defenders behind him. 

Gardner-Johnson ended up hauling in the tipped ball and started running it back, looking for better field position for the Lions’ offense. As he went out of bounds, though, he saw Mayfield right there next to him. 

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Baker Mayfield of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drops back to pass against the Lions in the NFC divisional playoff game at Ford Field on Jan. 21, 2024, in Detroit. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

So, Gardner-Johnson decided to flip the ball back to Mayfield and looked to say something before heading back to his sideline. 

Mayfield, frustrated with what just ensued, made a face as he walked to his bench. 

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Now, there’s some backstory here, as Gardner-Johnson and Mayfield have been going back and forth during the week leading up to this NFC Divisional matchup. 

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Gardner-Johnson took a subtle shot at Mayfield, while talking about the Buccaneers’ offense. 

"This group probably is one of the better groups we done faced all year, besides that Tampa group," he told the Detroit Free Press. "If you give that Tampa group a good quarterback, that’s a great group."

Mayfield fired back at Gardner-Johnson, pointing out an