The Buccaneers blew a key game on Thursday night. After the loss to the Falcons, quarterback Baker Mayfield accepted the blame for it.

“It falls on my shoulders,” Mayfield told reporters following the 29-28 defeat. “Can’t turn the ball over, can’t have that interception. And then, just gotta hit [Emeka Egbuka] in stride on that third down. Listen, you can say what you want about being up two scores and the defense right there, but we have to be better on offense, and it comes down to how I play. And this one’s gonna haunt me. This falls on my shoulders.”

Asked whether the issue related to decision making, Mayfield was clear on what he needed to do: “Make the throws. Make the throws.”

Up eight in the fourth quarter, Mayfield threw an interception to Falcons defensive back Dee Alford.

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