The Game That SAVED An NFL Career
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Baker Mayfield’s NFL career was on the brink-traded, released, and written off as a bust. But one unforgettable night in Los Angeles changed everything. With just two days to learn the Rams’ playbook, Mayfield led a miraculous 98-yard game-winning drive against the Raiders, reigniting his career and proving he still belongs in the league.
In this deep dive, we explore how Mayfield went from being the No. 1 pick and Heisman Trophy winner to struggling with the Browns and Panthers, only to rediscover his magic under Sean McVay. Now thriving as the starting QB for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Mayfield’s journey is a story of resilience, redemption, and one game that turned it all around.
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I'll never forgive the browns for playing Baker that whole year while he was hurt. He did his best.
Cope
He was mediocre tbh, not superbowl caliber.
Baker was just as bad as Watson, on the field, in his final year with the Browns. He kept playing hurt, knowing full well his play was contributing to the losses in the 21 season.
He played in 14 games in 2021, had 17 TD and 13 INTs. This video shows his resurrection game vs a terrible Raiders team that went 6-11 that year, and Carr threw 2 interceptions in that game. Now he plays for a mediocre Bucs team, that barely won a playoff spot in one of the worst divisions in the NFL.
I don’t like my team going after Watson either, even without the allegations, he was not worth the contract. But that’s what Brown’s ownership does best, self sabotage.
Maybe Baker can eventually prove people wrong, but he ain’t done it yet.
He sucked
@@Hillbilly-mgjwv I blame Stefanski for that. He knew he was hurt but instead of being a competent head coach and benching him for his own good, he just let him play.
He already took that bucs team to the playoffs last year and won a playoff game.
Being honest though, any team would've beat that eagles team but still a win.
As a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan, I’m very happy for Baker Mayfield’s success. The Browns did him dirty and we should’ve never gave up on him
All the bandwagon fans drove him out, real fans knew what we had
I feel your pain. I can't believe they gave up on this guy because of a shoulder injury to his non-throwing shoulder.
@@spaceplanepilot1557 no the shitty management did, fans had nothing to do with it
Im confident that if they had kept Mayfield instead of insulting him like that. The Browns and the Lions may have ended up meeting in their first superbowls. Just like the good old days before the superbowl.
@@Skatingnoob How many careers can the Browns ruin before they actually figure out how to field an NFL team? Would love to know how many of those first round QBs they have acquired, that if with a team other than the Browns, would have had at least a decent career. In the last 25 years, "mistake on the lake" has certainly been an earned nickname when it comes to the Browns.
How can any fan from any team not root for this guy! True class act..
On Sunday’s I go for two teams,
My team and the bake show
ESPN and their loyal sheep still hold a massive grudge against Baker for no reason lol
I'm a browns fan, i love baker
He's a dirtbag
I'm from europe started watching and supporting the browns because of the movie draft day, now i'm a buccs fan. Baker is the man. Clev did him worse form dirty
Bucs have solid zero drama ownership and one of the best GMs in the league.
Still are trash though. They do so good but then remind everyone that they are trash to the core.They should be on top right now but they love to F it up! Been a Bucs fan all of my life.
Bring Back Brady
@@BcottStudiosobvious Taints fan.
@@BcottStudiosDont be, you aint, and we dont want you. 🤨
Very well said @Hurricane1668,....in Jason Licht we trust!!! #BucsNation
And now that block for his teammate last weekend after running over half the field - that's how legends are born!
The man is constantly downfield after a pass blocking, it's insane
As a rams fan, I loved having baker with us for that final stretch of the season. Beyond happy he found a home with Tampa Bay, and will forever root for this man. LFB🔥
As a Rams fan, I'll root for baker as long as his not playing against my team. Thank you, Baker forever, a Ram!
The production level on these is top tier
His fantasy projections show him NO respect.
Mannnnn, thank you. As a lifelong Browns fan (since the Bernie era!) who jumped ship when they pushed Baker out, I've watched, I believe, every single one of his professional games. This is so spot on in terms of his career arc, and I'm ALL IN with the Bucs these days. Happy to see him thriving.
Welcome to the Bay! Raise the Flags tonight!
As a Bucs fan, I'm so glad we signed Baker! I didn't think anyone would be able to fill Tom's shoes, but Baker has done that and more!
Baker is a gamer. he may not play a flawless game or throw a flawless ball. But he will put his LIFE on the line out there for his teammates and the fans and his teammates love him. Thats how you win in the NFL
He basically did in Green Bay last year! Can’t get much better than that. But this is coming from a die hard. All
Nice things to say! ❤
That is not how any team has EVER WON in the NFL.
I’m a Rams season ticket holder. I was at that raider game. I bought a Baker jersey at the next game and have worn it to almost every game since.
The best #17 in Rams history
Puka Nacua is already challenging for that one
I still LOVED this game outta Baker tho don’t get me wrong
There must have been some magic in that #17...
woman … smh
Robert Woods
It’s Robert Woods but could be Nacua soon
this is the sad part about being drafted as a QB in the top 5, and those teams are there for a reason. teams that can't develop QBs need a lot more to go right when drafting a QB than teams that can develop a QB. i am 1000% sure, if Mahomes was drafted to the bears instead of Trubisky, Mahomes would either be out of the league, a backup somewhere else or found success with a different team. there is zero chance we would talk about Mahomes the same way as a bear
Back in they day they would give qb's more time but also to build up the roster around them.
Same thing if Josh Allan had been drafted by Cleveland. Everyone agrees Allan is the best from that class but if he gets draft #1 by Cle or #3 by NYJ the odds are overwhelmingly in favor of him never developing and being in as bad a spot as Sam Darnold was going into this year. There are some team that just can't draft and develop a QB (Cle, NYJ, Chi) and although Caleb has shown some life to him in spurts there is zero guarantee he will have sustained success there.
Very few do but geno smith kept at it and has had a decent career. Sam darnold luckily was traded early in his career which did wonders for him. Your right if mahomes went to a team with a bad o line and receivers he could’ve never had a chance to prove himself, especially because he wasn’t considered to be ready for the nfl by draft experts
Ya he went right with andy reid. But who knows he is very good
Mahomes is a generational talent. He might have had as much team success with the bears but he wouldnt be a "back up" or whatever
Mayfield stif arming Nick Bosa of all people and still making a 4th down pass was an absolute highlight. Even though the Bucs are and NFC rival for my niners, i hope he does well. Hard work prevails and his perseverance is absolutely praiseworthy.
Deshawn makes Baker look like a MVP in Cleveland 😂
Think about what the Browns could’ve done by now if they’d kept Baker
@ but maybe it was the situation in Cleveland (coaches, trainers….) or the fact that he was almost demoted (to backup) which made him grow up.
Whoever the narrator is on this channel, keep going! I can actually hear the information and story way better than other channels. This particular QB story is really helping contextualise the game for me as a newbie. Thanks so much 🎉
Thank you for the support!
Agree well done!
This man took the Browns to the playoffs AND won a playoff game against the freaking Steelers. He was done dirty by the Browns and they deserve all the poor luck they get going forward.
I’ll never forget watching this game just so happy for Baker. Such an incredible story.
This game is the reason my girl started liking football, her eyes just lit up as the game unfolded as I was telling her the backstory of it.
Good for Baker man.
He really is ELITE. I’m a niners fan but always rooting for baker.
No he's not lol. He's garbage
Elite players do not throw an interception a game and lead the NFL in fumbles.
Bills Fan here. I love Baker, plays with loads of swagger and has grown loads the past 2 years. Always a pleasure to watch him play.
Baker and Josh are the only reasons to watch the NFL anymore but they're great reasons. Good luck in the playoffs
The only team to beat the 2024 lions so far. Despite the current bucs situation. I still believe they can sneak in. Go Krewe
The injuries and bad play on defense is going to make it hard for the Bucs to sneak in. The Bucs have to go up 1 game on the Falcons, as they have the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Bucs. The Bucs have the easier schedule over the next 6 games, but they have to pretty much win out and hope the Falcons go 4-2 or 3-3. I hope the Bucs make the playoffs, but it will be hard.
Only team to dominate eagles also
@@nickster1135if bucs play the eagles at home if they squeak in I wouldn’t dismiss the upset
Yup we basically can only afford to lose 1 game and that's it @@steveaustin2686
@@steveaustin2686 I think the Falcons will implode near the end of the season for some reason. Idk, but something doesn't feel right with Atlanta this year.
If never give up was a person, Baker Mayfields is him.
I'm glad you made a video on Baker. You should make a video about the Eagles 17-18 Superbowl Run sometime since the underdog story for that whole season with Carson Wentz going down and stuff was so exciting as an NFL fan. Great content as always. 💪
Everyone at OU still loves him and he reciprocates this back. Everywhere he goes he gains respect and friends.
I’m a baker/browns fan, still upset they drove him out, I went crazy watching this game live
Whenever that man steps on the field he puts his all towards it
This channel sounds better than productions by the NFL itself. Well made video.
Wow it is almost as if they just use the NFLs stuff for themselves. This reaction channel stuff is insane. This channel didn't spend any money putting any cameras out there or sound. They just used the NFL's. That means that you do not watch the NFL or are just pandering to the channel in hopes of getting noticed. Social media is actually destroying peoples brains. It is nice that youtubers can say their stuff and have a voice but what you said has no basis in reality. Not one. This channel has nothing besides copying other peoples work.
The shot of Baker and Liam Coen hugging in the sidelines, while they were on the Rams, is really cool to see. Especially with the success they are having together here, in Tampa.
It’s almost impossible to not like Baker, dude has heart and toughness and you can’t teach that
He is real easy to like if he is not your teams QB. 13 interceptions and 12 fumbles this season. W/o Mike and Chris the dude has fallen apart.
This is definitely not just another sports channel.. it's definitely one of the better ones
Appreciate it man 🙏
I wasn't a Baker fan until this game. As a Rams fan he gave us joy in a dismal year. I'm a fan from that day forward. Go gettem' Baker! (unless you're playin LA)
That Thursday night game is truly iconic and one of the most unbelievable things we could ever see in the history of sport. It is just impossible to understand how impressive Baker was that day. It was as impressive as it was improbable
As a Brown fan, who always rooted for Baker... I'm glad he is thriving in Tampa...
Baker Mayfield deserves the best in life, class act human
Love him or hate him he is exactly what my Bucs needed at the right time. One thing for sure he is the unquestioned leader of this team and plays his ass off, unlike any QB I can remember for the Bucs.
Baker been baker lately don’t mess with my dude …one of the best QB who actually help block defenders if he have too luv this dude keep baking bro
I’m a browns fan whose still bitter over how we screwed Baker over for Deshaun Watson. That Rams game was on my birthday and it was one of the sweetest gifts over ever received in my life.
Beautiful video man. I’ve loved Baker since his college days. Rode through the Cleveland days, and the ups and downs during 2022. Being able to see him last year and this year has been amazing. This is by far one of the best videos on this exact topic and that Thursday night game. Again, beautiful man. Thank you for it.
Baker Mayfield is gold for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ❤️🔥
As a fan of the Texas Longhorns, the man is a prime example of what it means to be a competitor.
Dude played hurt, sick, tired. Rain or shine. If he could walk, he would play. He may be a Sooner, but he's impossible to hate.
I love Baker Mayfield. He's always the under dog. Dissrespected and slandered he still goes all out and leaves everything on the feild. I hope Baker never loses to Cleveland for the rest of his life
lifelong steelers fan and i've been a baker guy since day 1, so happy to see him flourish in tampa
As a lifelong browns fan, Baker is my favorite current player.
Between Darnold and Baker, not sure which story is better. Everybody keeps writing these two off. Love to see these in a game I used to love. Working on that relationship right now.
I deadass think of this game all the time with Baker, that one week with McVay + winning that game probably did wonders for him
As a Bucs fan there is 0 doubt that we are in the baker mayfield era and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon
The Bucs will never win a Super Bowl with him but the Shaun King era was great as well. NFCCG I have not met a single Bucs fan in the new era. The new era loves individual players and will bounce if those players leave. The same people that cared more about Mike getting his 1k than the Bucs making the playoffs. You people don't care at all. You use it to write original comments on social media for attention back to you. You are the most important. You pander to the masses for upvotes and karma. Social media has created a divide between actual fans of teams and of people using teams for their own social media attention. Influencers have done the same.
And Tampa bay has never had a franchise quarterback, and now baker has become that. The story couldn’t be anymore perfect…unless we see a ring🏴☠️go Bucs
Browns fan here. Terrible what happened to him in Cleveland. Should have rested/healed/rehabbed for at least 5 games. Things may have gone differently !
Turned out good though. He is the starter at TB. And just signed a lucrative contract if I'm not mistaken.
Never understood why the Browns jettisoned him. Glad he's done well. Loved watching the Rams game and seeing him basically thumbing his nose at the Browns.
CLE here. Bake can play. Not perfect, but if he is healthy he can win.
Got hurt bad in CLE but tried to play through it. That cost him here. CLE brass decided grass was greener lol.
Know what makes grass green?
Good on you Baker - hope you get that ring sooner than later!!
As a Bucs fan from the very beginning (1976) I want to say THANK YOU to Cleveland, Carolina and the Rams for giving up on Baker. We in Tampa Bay love him and are thrilled that he chose to sign a long term contract! 💪🏈
Hold on, how did the Rams give up on him? He credits the Rams for giving him his confidence back and making football fun again
@Ofnir_3 Yea, I just mean they didn't re sign him after those few games he was on their roster because they could have.
@@bandit3242 Resigning him wasn't feasible at the time because we were still pretty strapped on the cap and we knew Baker was going to get a good offer from another team anyway. I'd have loved to keep him as he would have been a good successor for Stafford whenever he decided to retire
@@Ofnir_3 Yea. That's all I meant about the Rams. Plus he crossed paths with Coen. And they have been a great tandem here in Tampa. They didn't keep him so he fell to us. Now Carolina and Cleveland are another story. They both saw no value in keeping him. They are worse off for it.
Video quality exceptional! Definitely deserves more subscribers
Getting there 📈
I lobe baker
Mayfield is a " Baller" .. He is also a pro off the field as well. He signed my hat even though I was wearing a Raider Jersey.
It gives me great pleasure knowing that Jimmy Haslam has to see Baker balling out in Tampa and their fanbase also fully embracing him. Screw the Cleveland Browns front office. -Sincerely, a Browns fan.
I actually look forward to your videos; and watch all the way to the end! Keep up the good work Brody
Appreciate that fam! Means alot
You just gotta LOVE this guy. I'am so glad he is a Buc now !
We are so lucky to go from Brady to Mayfield. We can't draft QBs but we sure can sign them!
I'm from Massachusetts and have always criticized my Cleveland friends for getting rid of Baker. When Cleveland was done with him, I always felt he should've gone to the Bucs while Brady was still there. I'm happy for his success.
I was working out of town and caught that game eating dinner. Insane, didn't know the offense?? Baker was literally throwing up fingers at the line like intramurals
The fact Watson even got a 2nd chance is unreal. The Browns are realing what they sow and that comes from a life long Browns fan.
Hey just wanted to say I love your style of commentary and editing. Keep up the good work!!
What a great video dude, I honestly didn't know a lot of his story but dude is a beast and I am very glad he is where he is now he deserves it. keep up with these videos bro you're going to kill it.
Appreciate it, I got u
In just a short time, McVay had a incredibly positive impact on Mayfield's growth as a quarterback.
Or, he was finally free from inept coaches. Look at who was coaching in Cleveland and look at where THEY are now
As a bengals fan and obviously Joe burrow fan. I became a baker mayfield fan after he left cleveland. I was honestly upset with how Cleveland treated him after what he did for the organization. Especially going through multiple head coaches. What more can you ask of a person.
How gm and stefanski still has a job is insane. Stefanski is over rated. Terrible play caller and horrible clock management
I have always loved his swagger, this man is a dawg
Was a lifelong browns fan, and was shocked, and embarrassed when the whole debacle with Watson started. They had a guy to build around, and they gave it all up. Very glad to see him doing well.
He is not doing well. He is white Jamies Winston. Lots of TDs and yards and a lot of turnovers.
@@onthebrink1111Lol he is doing well. 4500 yards, 40+ touchdowns, 16 interceptions while having one of the worst defenses in the league and routinely passing 40 times a game while being down Godwin for the season, and Evans for a month.
I swear, Browns fans and Baker haters are so salty.
@@mysteriousj3019 He has never routinely passed the ball 40 times. He loses those games 99 percent of the time. he just won his second game ever passing for 40 or more times this season. You add these lies to the truth for some reason. 16 picks is not good. That is almost a pick a game. I don't need lies. Baker had a great season but had some massive faults.
Mayfield getting drafted always gets me emotional just the realization in his voice “yes I do” idk tears flowing
Such an incredible game. Always going to be a fan of Mayfield.
Who doesn’t love a good underdog story!
I ain’t even a Bucs fan but I love Baker
Baker Mayfield makes you love football. This 2024 season has been one for the books. So many veteran QBs and players just killing it. I love it
And now he’s one of the best QBs here in Tampa with me.
As a bengals fan, I have always loved baker. A fierce competitor, willing to give it all every single play to win. A passion for the game up with the very best.
I'm a Redskins fan who frowned at Cleveland for letting him go. Go Baker!
Jameis and Baker of Bucs are the most fun QBs to watch. Games always entertaining.
I was a fan of the bucs during the Fitzpatrick time. I never like Winston.
Great video! Narrator is phenomenal and the video production was awesome!
The Browns did Baker a favor by setting him free from that pit of misery!! Although the back stabbing way they did it was uncalled for, he's in a much better situation now with the BUCS!! And we love our QB here in Tampa! LFG Baker's Bucs!
Incredible production quality, can't believe the channel isn't bigger.
Happy for the dude, after an insulting drama in Cleveland I really hoped that he will bounce back, and here we are 🎉🎉🎉
The Buccaneers were my very first favorite football team before my mom introduced me to Washington. So happy to see the Buccaneers back to being good again! And the fact they gave Baker a chance when Cleveland and Carolina gave up on him smh
Getting Deshaun for your nr1 pick after that short period of time is typically Browns behaviour
Your content is great man, keep up the work !
We love him in Tampa Bay
Cleveland really had a guy go INTO PITTSBURGH, and win a playoff game, let him struggle through injury the next year and said, nahh, we're good. And all because of OBJ? Man they really fucked that one up. That dude would have given everything for that city. What a shame.
Crazy part is he didn’t just have the shoulder injury. He ended up hurting his ankle and groin during the 2021 season as well and they still played him through all of that
The first time watching your channel I became a subscriber what an amazing narrated Story !
If the browns ask you if you want to be the first pick in the nfl draft, you say NO.
Baker getting a ring and mike evans breaking jerry rice's record would be talked about forever
Some browns fans knew his heart was in this city and playing for the team but many disregarded him as trash and chose a truly mediocre QB with no heart to replace him. It's sad
I watched that game live and I’m glad I did
The Browns and Panthers are getting exactly what they deserve...
Exactly
Great Video! very well made! That Rams game is one of the craziest i've ever seen from a player coming off the street to play just 2 days later! Very happy for Baker in TB!! shows how much of a clown show Cleveland is!
Baker seems like a good guy... you don't hear about him being a prima donna, nothing but a good teammate, capable QB who has flashes of greatness. Good for him!
He was a bit cocky in his first couple of years, but so are many men in their early 20s. He's very much grown up a lot in the last few years. But he certainly never had over 20 women suing him over sexual misconduct!
I am still in disbelief to this day that the Browns let that man go after he struggled in a year he was playing with a injured shoulder and they got the Sean Washington to replace him honestly that organization or reserves everything that is coming to it
Decisions like that are what keeps poverty franchises in hell forever. It’s what makes the Browns the Browns
The browns basically throwing baker in the trash for a known sexual predator that hadn't played in 2 years will forever be the most confusingly moronic front office decision we'll probably ever see in any of our lifetimes.
I have nothing invested in Mayfield as I'm a native Texan and back Texas teams like UT, The Texans, Cowboys, etc...Now, that said, I cannot help but cheer for this guy. You can see that he plays with such emotion and intensity and I believe he feeds off of knowing his team and Coaches believe in him. I hope he wins a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay. Keep showing Mayfield. You've got what it takes to win it all. And if by chance you don't win it, you're still a champion son. Believe it. All the best to you -
Imagine if the Raiders had a somewhat decent defense during Carr's tenure there. They gave up so many last minute leads, it's hard not to feel bad for him
was never a Baker fan because I thought the focus just wasn't there. Wasn't sure if he was for real... I was wrong, he's for real. I'm happy for this guy. Go Baker Mayfield