<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-off-injury-report-before-week-8-vs-saints');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield off injury report before Week 8 vs. Saints');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Baker-Mayfield-spark-injury-concern-after-MNF-loss-to-Lions.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield off injury report before Week 8 vs. Saints</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-25T13:27:13-07:00">October 25th, 1:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-25T13:27:13-07:00">October 25th, 1:27pm</time><address><a>Yago Antunes</a>Yago Antunes is a Brazilian journalist and writer with experience covering esports, the NFL, NBA, and soccer. He has contributed to online outlets and reported on major international tournaments, building a strong background in sports journalism and digital media while displaying his passion about storytelling and sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneeers-news-baker-mayfield-emeka-egbuka-headline-lengthy-week-8-injury-report">Baker Mayfield received a major boost</a> ahead of Sunday’s divisional clash against the New Orleans Saints. After being limited earlier in the week due to a knee issue, Mayfield <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1982175786770505969" rel="noopener">was upgraded to a full participant in Thursday’s practice</a> and is officially cleared to play, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.</p><p>The update comes at a crucial time as the 5-2 Buccaneers look to bounce back from last week’s 24-9 loss to the Detroit Lions and maintain control of the NFC South.</p><p>With Mayfield (knee) and backup Teddy Bridgewater (teeth) both missing practice time earlier in the week, Tampa Bay elevated quarterback Connor Bazelak from the practice squad. However, Pelissero reported that both Mayfield and Bridgewater are now off the injury report and expected to be available Sunday against New Orleans.</p><p>The news gives head coach Todd Bowles some stability at quarterback, especially with several key offensive players sidelined. Wide receiver Chris Godwin (fibula) and running back Bucky Irving (foot/shoulder) are out, while All-Pro receiver Mike Evans remains unavailable after undergoing collarbone surgery. Despite the injuries, Mayfield continues to lead one of the NFC’s most efficient passing attacks, ranking among the league’s top ten in touchdowns (13) and passer rating (99.8) through seven games.</p><p>Mayfield’s familiarity with the Saints adds even more intrigue to this matchup. The veteran quarterback has faced New Orleans five times in his career and holds a 4-1 record against them since joining Tampa Bay. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-blasts-saints-before-matchup-i-dont-like-em">His comments ahead of the game made it clear</a> that this rivalry still burns hot. “It hasn’t been exactly clean play when we play ’em… Not much else to say than the fact that I don’t like ’em,” Mayfield said earlier this week.</p><p>The Buccaneers have dominated the Saints in recent years, winning five of their last six meetings, including a 51-27 blowout in the Superdome last season. Now healthy and motivated, Mayfield will aim to extend that streak while helping Tampa Bay stay atop the NFC South standings heading into their bye week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield off injury report before Week 8 vs. Saints

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-bloodbath-saints-baker-mayfields-comments');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers’ Todd Bowles drops ‘bloodbath’ admission on Saints clash after Baker Mayfield’s comments');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Tampa-Bay-Buccaneers-head-coach-Todd-Bowles.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Buccaneers’ Todd Bowles drops ‘bloodbath’ admission on Saints clash after Baker Mayfield’s comments</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-24T10:58:40-07:00">October 24th, 10:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-24T10:58:40-07:00">October 24th, 10:58am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-injury-update-saints-clash">Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield works through</a> an injury, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-blasts-saints-before-matchup-i-dont-like-em">also insulted the Saints</a>. And Todd Bowles dropped <a href="https://x.com/NFLSTROUD/status/1981758893421121651" rel="noopener">a “bloodbath” admission</a> on the Saints clash after Mayfield’s comments, according to a post on X by Rick Stroud.</p><p>“Coach Todd Bowles on Baker Mayfield saying the Saints’ play is less than clean. “He’s gotta play the game…we know it’s going to be a bloodbath.”</p><p>The Buccaneers have been light years better than the Saints this year, posting a 5-2 overall mark to the weak 1-6 effort by New Orleans.</p><h2><b>Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles doesn’t like the Saints</b></h2><p>He said playing the Saints is always challenging.</p><p>“It’s a rivalry game,” Bowles said. “It’s gonna be a tough game either way. Both sides can say the same thing. We just gotta play the right way and try to do all the small things to win.”</p><p>Interestingly, Mayfield made the comments even though the Saints have a new coach in Kellen Moore. Apparently, there’s <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/buccaneers-baker-mayfield-doesnt-expect-clean-play-saints-i-do-not-like-them" rel="noopener">no benefit of the doubt</a>, according to NFL.com.</p><p>“It has not exactly been clean play from their part when we play them,” Mayfield said of the Saints on Wednesday. “It is a physical game; it is what it is. You expect it [from a] division rival. … Yeah, not much else to say besides for the fact that I do not like them.”</p><p>Mayfield said he expects the Buccaneers to be ready across their entire roster and try to bounce back from the Monday night loss to the Lions.</p><p>“Yeah, I think you look at that,” Mayfield said. “I know it is not a Thursday week, but similar on short weeks. If you lose, you want to get out there quicker rather than later to get it out of your system. Especially when you have a group like we have, they understand what we have to do to get the job done to find wins. Our guys will handle it the right way, heal up as quick as we can, and go from there.”</p><p>The Bucs will have to go without wide receiver Mike Evans for the foreseeable future, according to PewterReport.com.</p><p>“He’s doing well, Bowles said. “It’s going to be touch and go. We’ll see as we get to the end of the year. It’s definitely going to be end of the year. Hopefully, it’s before that.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers’ Todd Bowles drops ‘bloodbath’ admission on Saints clash after Baker Mayfield’s comments

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-injury-update-saints-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield gets huge injury update for Saints clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Buccaneers-news-Baker-Mayfield-sends-sincere-message-on-Mike-Evans-injury.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield gets huge injury update for Saints clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-23T15:50:34-07:00">October 23rd, 3:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-23T15:51:57-07:00">October 23rd, 3:51pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield received a major boost ahead of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-saints-bold-predictions-2025-week-8-clash">Sunday’s divisional matchup against the New Orleans Saints</a>, as the team upgraded him from limited <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1981455372561899575" rel="noopener">to full participant</a> in Thursday’s practice after dealing with a knee issue (h/t NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero).</p><p>The update confirms that Mayfield will start in Week 8, an encouraging development for the 5-2 Buccaneers, who look to maintain their lead atop the NFC South before their upcoming bye week.</p><p>Mayfield’s injury initially raised concern <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneeers-news-baker-mayfield-emeka-egbuka-headline-lengthy-week-8-injury-report">when he appeared on Wednesday’s report as limited</a>, his first appearance due to injury this season. However, the full practice participation on Thursday has eased fears of a setback, keeping Tampa Bay’s offensive game plan intact for their visit to the Caesars Superdome.</p><p>The Buccaneers will take the field on Sunday short on depth in major positions. The club has ruled out both wide receiver Chris Godwin (fibula) and running back Bucky Irving (foot/shoulder). All-Pro wideout Mike Evans remains unavailable after undergoing surgery for a broken collarbone, an injury expected to keep him out for most of the season. Linebacker Haason Reddick (ankle/knee) also won’t play, while rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka (hamstring) returned to limited practice and could be one of Mayfield’s top targets if cleared.</p><p>Other notable updates from Thursday’s report include nose tackle Vita Vea (foot) being held out after not appearing on Wednesday’s list. Veterans Lavonte David (knee/rib), Antoine Winfield Jr. (toe), and Greg Gaines (toe) were upgraded to limited participation. Backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater missed another practice due to dental surgery, leaving Mayfield as the only active signal-caller.</p><p>Mayfield has been the backbone of Tampa Bay’s strong start. In seven games of the 2025 season, he has completed 64.1% of his passes for 1,767 yards (sixth in the NFL), 13 touchdowns (tied for fifth), and only two interceptions, while posting a 99.8 passer rating.</p><p>The upcoming clash with the 1-6 Saints carries heavy divisional implications. New Orleans, led by second-year quarterback Spencer Rattler (1,450 yards, eight TDs, four INTs), has struggled but remains a familiar and dangerous rival. Tampa Bay has won five of the last six meetings, including both games in 2024, spotlighted by a 51-27 blowout in the Superdome last season.</p><p>Healthy again, Mayfield will not only try to help the Buccaneers maintain their winning streak against New Orleans but also look to rebound from last week’s 24-9 loss to the Detroit Lions and stay in control of the NFC South race in pursuit of a fifth straight division title.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield gets huge injury update for Saints clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneeers-news-baker-mayfield-emeka-egbuka-headline-lengthy-week-8-injury-report');   ga('set', 'title', 'Baker Mayfield, Emeka Egbuka headline lengthy Week 8 injury report');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Emeka-Egbuka-in-end-zone.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Baker Mayfield, Emeka Egbuka headline lengthy Week 8 injury report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-22T15:13:08-07:00">October 22nd, 3:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-22T15:13:08-07:00">October 22nd, 3:13pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna is an Associate Editor covering the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sit comfortably in first place of the NFC South. But there’s a high un-comfort level due to notable NFL injury news involving Baker Mayfield and Emeka Egbuka.</p><p>The quarterback and wide receiver, respectively, landed on the lengthy <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1981102221006921758" rel="noopener">Week 8 league’s injury report Wednesday</a>. Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network revealed the Bucs are taking a cautious approach.</p><p>“QB Baker Mayfield was officially limited in practice today because of a knee injury,” Pelissero posted on the social media website X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Egbuka is dealing with a hamstring and didn’t practice ahead of the New Orleans Saints contest. Even backup QB Teddy Bridgewater is dealing with a rare teeth ailment <a href="https://x.com/MikeTriplett/status/1981106086322024800" rel="noopener">and wasn’t a Wednesday participant</a>.</p><h2>Baker Mayfield sparks intrigue for Buccaneers-Saints battle off words</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Baker-Mayfield-throwing-.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Mayfield’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-blasts-saints-before-matchup-i-dont-like-em">recent words likely have fired up the Saints</a> — let alone this matchup in general. The verbose QB shared an honest “I don’t like ’em” take.</p><p>“It hasn’t been exactly clean play when we play ’em… Not much else to say than the fact that I don’t like ’em,” Mayfield said.</p><p>Mayfield has clearly embraced this rivalry, despite the fact Tampa has owned the series and division as of late.</p><p>His Bucs have rolled to consecutive NFC South titles in front of the Saints, plus blew them out 51-27 last year at the Superdome.</p><p>Mayfield and Tampa have claimed the last two meetings. New Orleans, in general, have lost five of the last six contests including the game featuring Tom Brady leading the Bucs.</p><p>But again, Tampa is dealing with a litany of injuries following the Monday Night Football loss to the Detroit Lions. Outside of the QB and star rookie wideout, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-bucky-irving-chris-godwin-expected-miss-saints-game">Bucky Irving and Chris Godwin are injured too</a> — with both expected to miss the Sunday game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-mike-evans-miss-most-2025-nfl-season-mnf-injury">Longtime WR Mike Evans endured his horrific ailment too</a> in the Motor City.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Baker Mayfield, Emeka Egbuka headline lengthy Week 8 injury report

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-blasts-saints-before-matchup-i-dont-like-em');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield blasts Saints before upcoming matchup — ‘I don’t like ’em’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Baker-Mayfield-blasts-Saints-before-upcoming-matchup-I-dont-like-em.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield blasts Saints before upcoming matchup — ‘I don’t like ’em’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-22T12:43:24-07:00">October 22nd, 12:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-22T12:43:24-07:00">October 22nd, 12:43pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris used to manage the betting team at ClutchPoints and now contributes about the NFL, MLB, NCAA Sports, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 5-2 Tampa Bay <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-saints-bold-predictions-2025-week-8-clash">Buccaneers take on their rivals, the New Orleans Saints</a>, for an NFC South battle on Sunday. This matchup is always exciting to watch when you have two teams who do not like each other, going at it for 60 minutes. The Saints are aiming for their second win of the season, and a loss would put them at 1-7, almost solidifying their demise for the 2025-26 season.</p><p>It’s no secret that Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield doesn’t like the Saints. Mayfield first played the Saints when he was on the Carolina Panthers. Since then, he has faced New Orleans four times in two seasons with Tampa Bay. This will be his 6th time taking on this team with a 4-1 record.</p><p>Mayfield recently reminded the media about his feelings toward the Saints.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“It hasn’t been exactly clean play when we play ’em… Not much else to say than the fact that I don’t like ’em.”</p><p>Baker Mayfield on upcoming matchup with the Saints 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/gregauman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@gregauman</a>)<a href="https://t.co/DNoSTH1oIP">pic.twitter.com/DNoSTH1oIP</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1981066875414204787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>“It hasn’t been exactly clean play when we play ’em… Not much else to say than the fact that I don’t like ’em,” Mayfield said.</p><p>Mayfield has said in the past that he believes this is a “passionate rivalry.” It doesn’t matter how good or bad each team is; either team has a chance to win when they meet. We have also seen blowouts, as evidenced by the Bucs’ 51-27 victory over the Saints last season.</p><p>This matchup should favor the Bucs, as they are one of the top teams in the NFC. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-mnf-officiating-blast-loss-lions">Mayfield and the Bucs are coming off a loss</a> to the Detroit Lions, but they should bounce back against this Saints defense. In the 51-27 win over the Saints last season, the Buccaneers broke a franchise record with 594 total yards in the win. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-mike-evans-receives-injury-timeline-ahead-of-surgery">Despite an injury to Mike Evans</a>, the Bucs should see a lot of success on Sunday evening.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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