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Baker Mayfield placed the blame on himself for the wild card loss after he lost a costly fumble in the fourth quarter.

Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield left the field at Raymond James Stadium dejected after Tampa fell to the Commanders 23-20 to end their playoff run as quickly as it started.

Zane Gonzalez doinked a 37-yard field goal ... One of the most glaring mistakes came on a botched handoff between Baker Mayfield and rookie Jalen McMillan on what we now know was supposed to ...

Zane Gonzalez spent three years out of football. On Sunday, he sank a buzzer-beating field goal to push the Commanders to the NFC divisional round.

Mayfield’s frustration was evident after the fumble, punching the ground as Washington recovered. Despite the setback, the Buccaneers rallied to tie the game at 20-20 on a field goal, but another miscommunication — this time an early snap by rookie center Graham Barton — cost Tampa Bay a chance to maintain momentum.

Miscues in the fourth quarter proved to be the downfall for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. The Washington Commanders secured a narrow 23-20 victory

Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield took the blame for a costly fourth-quarter fumble Sunday night against Washington and said that while it will "wear on me for a while," he's proud of the way his team competed this season.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have seen their playoff season end at the hands of the Washington Commanders by a Sunday night score of 23-20 thanks to a last-second Zane Gonzalez doink-in field goal.

After the Bucs were eliminated from the playoffs by Jayden Daniels' Commanders, Todd Bowles credited Baker Mayfield with the team's success.

Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield took the blame for a lost ... Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez' 37-yard field goal bounced off the right upright and went in. "[It was] me and Baker not ...

A Baker Mayfield fumble attempting a handoff to Jalen McMillan and a botched snap that cost the offense precious yards. To