For all the highlight-reel throws, daring escapes from the pocket, comeback drives and clutch fourth-quarter heroics, it’s what Baker Mayfield hasn’t done this season that has the Bucs quarterback atop the list for NFL MVP consideration.

Controversy has once again struck in a Detroit Lions game. This time, it went the Lions' way against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday, Oct. 20.

So how did Mayfield finally find his place in the NFL? Has anything changed beyond the fact that he's now winning more? Let's take a look back at the long and winding journey that Mayfield took to get to where he is today— in the MVP conversation.

Tampa Bay's high-powered offense was out of synch for most of a Monday night loss in Detroit, and Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs had a big night in a 24-9 win in a game that featured two of the NFC's top conte

Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs takes off for an electrifying 78-yard touchdown run. Detroit Lions cornerback Arthur Maulet rips the ball out of Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cade Otton's hands for an unbelievable interception.

The Bucs are one of the NFL's hottest teams right now, and Michael Strahan believes QB Baker Mayfield is a no-brainer for MVP.

Jahmyr Gibbs scored on a 78-yard sprint in the second quarter, a 5-yard spinning plunge in the third and accounted for a career-high 218 yards from scrimmage to lead the Detroit Lions in a 24-9 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night.

It was good to have Alim McNeill back in the lineup. He provided some much-needed pass rush from the interior that impacted Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield early in the contest. He had three pressures, defended a pass and made a tackle.

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers' quarterback Kyle Trask worked out for the Indianapolis Colts this week. On Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reported that

Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) take the best record in the NFC to Motown tonight for a game against Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions (4-2).