It was a rough ending to what was an exciting and productive season in some ways.
– The Buccaneers fell to the Commanders, 23-20, to end their season. The 49th season in Buccaneers history resulted in the club extending its franchise record for consecutive postseason berths to five and extending its record for consecutive division titles to four. The Buccaneers remain one of just three teams to have made the playoffs in each of the last five seasons (2020-24).
– QB Baker Mayfield completed 15-of-18 passes (83.3%) for 185 yards and two touchdowns with zero interceptions to earn a 146.5 passer rating. The 146.5 passer rating is the highest in a postseason contest in franchise history, and the ninth-highest mark by any quarterback in a postseason contest dating back to 2000. Mayfield has recorded a passer rating of 100.0+ in three of his five career postseason contests, and his career postseason passer rating of 105.9 leads all active quarterbacks (min. two games).
HIGHEST SINGLE-GAME PASSER RATING – FRANCHISE POSTSEASON HISTORY
Rank Player Passer Rating
1. Baker Mayfield (1/12/25 vs. WAS) 146.5
2. Tom Brady (2/7/21 vs. KC) 125.8
3. Baker Mayfield (1/15/24 vs. PHI) 119.8
4. Tom Brady (1/16/22 vs. PHI) 115.2
5. Tom Brady (1/9/21 vs. WAS) 104.3
HIGHEST POSTSEASON PASSER RATING – ACTIVE PLAYERS (MIN. 2 GP)
Rank Player Passer Rating
1. Baker Mayfield (TB) 105.9
2. Patrick Mahomes (KC) 105.8
3. Josh Allen (BUF) 102.3
4. C.J. Stroud (HOU) 102.2
5. Matthew Stafford (LAR) 101.7
– Mayfield’s 83.3% completion rate marked the highest by a Buccaneers quarterback in postseason history, and is the second-highest figure in a postseason contest (min. 15 attempts) dating back to 2012.
HIGHEST SINGLE-GAME COMPLETION PCT. – FRANCHISE POSTSEASON HISTORY
Rank Player Comp. Pct.
1. Baker Mayfield (1/12/25 vs. WAS) 83.3%
2. Tom Brady (1/16/22 vs. PHI) 78.4%
3. Tom Brady (2/7/21 vs. KC) 72.4%
HIGHEST SINGLE-GAME COMPLETION PCT. – SINCE 2012
Rank Player Comp. Pct.
1. Josh Allen (BUF – 1/15/22 vs. NE) 84.0%
2. Baker Mayfield (TB – 1/12/25 vs. WAS) 83.3%
3. Jared Goff (DET – 1/14/24 vs. LAR) 81.5%
4. Matt Moore (MIA – 1/8/17 at PIT) 80.6%
5. Deshaun Watson (HOU – 1/4/20 vs. BUF) 80.0%
– WR Mike Evans brought in a team-leading seven receptions for 92 yards and one receiving touchdown. With his score, Evans tied Leonard Fournette (6) for the second-most touchdowns from scrimmage in franchise playoff history, and surpassed Fournette(32) for the second-most playoff points scored by a non-kicker in franchise history.
MOST TOUCHDOWNS FROM SCRIMMAGE – FRANCHISE POSTSEASON HISTORY
Rank Player TD’s
1. Mike Alstott 7
2t. Mike Evans 6
2t. Leonard Fournette 6
4. Rob Gronkowski 3
5t. Many Players Tied 2
MOST POINTS SCORED (NON-KICKER) – FRANCHISE POSTSEASON HISTORY
Rank Player Points
1. Mike Alstott 42
2. Mike Evans 38
3. Leonard Fournette 36
– RB Bucky Irving contributed 83 scrimmage yards and one score on the day. He logged 17 carries for 77 yards (4.5 avg.), establishing a new single-game high for rushing yards by a rookie in franchise playoff history and surpassing the previous mark of 72 set by Warrick Dunn on 12/28/97 vs. Detroit. Irving added six receiving yards, including four on a touchdown pass from Baker Mayfield to record his first career touchdown catch (regular season or postseason).
– Irving’s 77 rushing yards are the most by a rookie in a playoff game since Kansas City’s Isiah Pacheco amassed 95 yards on 1/21/23 vs. Jacksonville.
– TE Cade Otton brought in two catches for 32 yards. In doing so, Otton surpassed Cameron Brate (221) and Rob Gronkowski (226) for the most playoff receiving yards by a tight end in franchise history.
– LB Lavonte David finished with a team-high-tying eight tackles and 1.0 sack. His sack increased his career postseason total to 3.0 – the fifth-most in franchise history. David ranks second in franchise history in postseason tackles (79), trailing onlyDerrick Brooks (93).
– S Antoine Winfield Jr. also contributed a team-high-tying eight tackles.
– DL Calijah Kancey finished with one tackle (that went for a loss). He has recorded at least one TFL in each of his three career playoff games, tied withDerrick Brooks and Greg Spires for the third-longest streak by a Buccaneer in franchise history, trailing only Devin White (four) and Shelton Quarles (four).
– K Chase McLaughlin went 2-for-2 on field goal tries, connecting from 50 and 32 yards out. McLaughlin is 6-of-7 on postseason field goal attempts with Tampa Bay, with his six made field goals ranking third in club history. His two made field goals from 50+ yards out in playoff contests are the most in franchise history.