TAMPA, Fla. – Tristan Wirfs dropped back in pass protection, let the rusher run by him and jogged into the end zone with nobody around, waiting for Baker Mayfield to throw him a pass for the first time in his NFL career.

Mayfield did and Wirfs caught it.

Mayfield tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to the two-time All-Pro left tackle, Tampa Bay’s defense held in the final two minutes and the Buccaneers beat the Arizona Cardinals 20-17 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak.

“It’s crazy. All week he was giving me floaters and he kind of threw me a bullet so I was kind of nervous, like, ‘Don’t drop it,’” Wirfs said. “I was excited. I saw Budda Baker run to the right and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, he might throw it to me.’ I was nervous Budda might smoke me. I thought he might’ve read out

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