Baker Mayfield knows how close the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came to upsetting the Chicago Bears.
Despite trailing for the entirety of the game, the Buccaneers were resilient all throughout the night and tied the game at 24-all late in the fourth quarter. Tampa Bay fell a little short as Chicago kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired.
Mayfield threw for 242 passing yards, his highest output since returning from a thumb injury. However, he also threw two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown right after the Buccaneers forced an interception on Caleb Williams.
After the game, Mayfield admitted his pick-six was the difference-maker. It was the second time the Buccaneers have lost this season due to a Mayfield pick-six.
"This comes
back to obviously the turnovers for us, interceptions," said Mayfield after the game. "You don't want to have them ever, but especially when it turns into immediate points on the pick-six. That obviously was the difference in the game. Defense, after they settled in, played amazing. So just got to make the throws. Got to be more accurate. The first one guy made a good play on it, drove on the ball. So either got to put it outside or move to the progression. And second one, yeah, location of the ball, Jalen Johnson, right there. It just sucks.
"The team fought, stayed in it," Mayfield continued. "If that's one of the top teams, if not the top team in the league, we're right there. So if we play clean football, we can be proud of that. Need to get it fixed. Got to take this bye to get healthy, continue to get guys back, and just have them in our minds. We need to go on a run, and mentally, it needs to be that way."
This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: Baker Mayfield makes blunt admission following pick-six in loss to Bears
