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Baker Mayfield saves the day in Buccaneers’ season opener

Of course he did.

Former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield on Sunday led his Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 23-20 season-opening win against the Atlanta Falcons in an early NFC South matchup thanks to a game-winning touchdown pass with less than a minute left.

Baker Mayfield connects with Emeka Egbuka for game-winner against Falcons

Down 20-17 with 2:17 left, the Bucs took over on their own 37-yard line before Mayfield marched them down. Mayfield completed three passes before hitting rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka for a 25-yard TD with 59 seconds left in Egbuka’s NFL debut.

Baker.