Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield was ruled out for the second half with a left shoulder injury against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night in Inglewood, California.
The Bucanneers initially announced he was in doubt to return after halftime before being demoted. He was replaced by veteran Teddy Bridgewater to start the second half.
Mayfield began showing shoulder discomfort after a 7-yard run just before the midway point of the second quarter. He finished the drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Tez Johnson, but went to the sideline medical tent immediately after the score.
Mayfield returned to finish out the remainder of the first half, but was slow to get back up when he fell to the ground after unleashing a downfield pass on the final play before halftime that was intercepted by Emmanuel Forbes Jr. It immediately reached for his left shoulder while on the ground.
The Buccaneers trailed 31-7 at halftime.
Mayfield completed 9 of 19 passes for 41 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions, one of which was returned 50 yards for a touchdown by the Rams’ Cobie Durant in the first quarter.
The 41 passing yards were the third-fewest number for Mayfield in the first half of a career start.
Mayfield, 30, entered the game completing 63.5 percent of his passes for 2,365 yards, 17 touchdowns and three interceptions in 10 starts.
In eight NFL seasons, including five games with the Rams in 2022, Mayfield completed 62.7% of his passes for 27,238 yards, 189 touchdowns and 95 interceptions.
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