The task gets tougher in Week 12 when the Buccaneers (6-4) head to Southern California to face the Los Angeles Rams (8-2), the NFC’s top contender who is sixth in points per game, eighth in yards per game and hasn’t lost since Oct. 2. If Tampa Bay is going to end its two-game losing streak, Matthew will find its two-game hitting streak. Rams offense and hope the defense does enough to give the offense a chance to win the game.
If Week 11 was any indication, Mayfield should have a lot of faith in his team entering SoFi Stadium.
“I think, without a doubt, the fight, the passion, the energy was there,” he said of the loss to Buffalo in Week 11. “I think mentally everybody was locked in. Whether [we] lost focus in the game or just didn’t make the play — the difference there. That’s the mindset we have to come out with to start fast and be physical, especially on offense. I think everyone has bought into it.”
They need to buy back in Inglewood, California. From there, it will be up to Mayfield to lead the way, just as he did the first six weeks of the season and the moments after their Week 10 loss.