ATLANTA -- Baker Mayfield found rookie Emeka Egbuka for a go-ahead 25-yard touchdown pass with 59 seconds left on Sunday to propel the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 23-20 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
Mayfield completed 17-of-32 passes for 167 yards and three touchdowns while Egbuka had four catches for 67 yards and two scores to lead Tampa Bay to a season-opening win.
Michael Penix Jr. threw for 298 yards and a touchdown and Bijan Robinson had 100 receiving yards and a score in the loss. The Falcons had a chance to force overtime, but Younghoe Koo's 44-yard field-goal attempt drifted right with two seconds to go.
With the score 10-10, Kameron Johnson's 53-yard punt return to Atlanta's 32-yard line was followed by Mayfield's 20-yard rush on third down and a 10-yard touchdown pass to Buc