A beat-up Baker Mayfield appreciated the timing of Tampa Bay's bye week, but he is ready to kick it back into high gear when the Buccaneers host the New England Patriots on Sunday.

A week without hits was good for the body of Mayfield, who is still battling knee and oblique injuries heading into the clash against one of the NFL's biggest surprise teams.

Tampa Bay players were given seven consecutive days off by coach Todd Bowles, providing a mental break as well as the much-needed physical reprieve.

"It definitely helps getting rest," Mayfield said Wednesday, when he was a full practice participant. "(I was) still moving my body around a little bit, not letting yourself get too sore, but then also just the non-contact definitely helps."

Mayfield passed for a season-low 152 yards as the

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