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“Adding to the toughness of the loss was the fact that it came against Tampa Bay’s backup quarterback, Jalon Daniels, an undrafted rookie from the University of Kansas who got his first career win as Baker Mayfield recovers from a hand injury.”

“Daniels, who completed 19 of 25 passes for 189 yards, is filling in for Baker Mayfield, who is expected to miss at least one more game with a dislocated thumb on his throwing hand.”

“…0-4 club has had nothing but bad luck in the first quarter of the 2026 season, losing quarterback Baker Mayfield to a a three-to-six-week thumb injury (making way for undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels to start) and all four of their games by seven points or…”

“Yes, his starting quarterback, Baker Mayfield, is out, but the Buccaneers did not look good before his injury.”

“Tampa Bay’s running game and defense provide a route to keeping this competitive, even with Baker Mayfield out.”