{"id":14837,"date":"2025-10-22T00:17:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/14837\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T00:17:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:17:47","slug":"baker-mayfield-pretty-damn-confused-about-officiating-in-bucs-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/14837\/","title":{"rendered":"Baker Mayfield &#8216;pretty damn confused&#8217; about officiating in Bucs loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After review, the call on the field made no sense.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield blasted the referees following the Buccaneers\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/game\/_\/gameId\/401772816\/buccaneers-lions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">24-9 loss to the Detroit Lions<\/a> on \u201cMonday Night Football\u201d at Ford Field.<\/p>\n<p>Questionable officiating dominated the game, leaving Mayfield <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1980458405983899769\" rel=\"nofollow\">visibly frustrated<\/a> throughout the contest.<\/p>\n<p>But it was a controversial double review call on a fourth-down play, overturning a Tampa Bay conversion, that left the Buccaneers\u2019 field general dumbfounded.<\/p>\n<p>A controversial double review call left Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield dumbfounded. X \/ @Rate_the_Refs<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStill pretty damn confused about the double review,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jdavhill\/status\/1980469333328547903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">said Mayfield<\/a>, who was admittedly frustrated after the brutal loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLot of things in that game that were a little questionable \u2026 I work my ass off and put a lot into this game, so when things that I don\u2019t deem are fair, I\u2019m going to let somebody know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield was visibly frustrated with the referees during the Buccaneers\u2019 loss to the Detroit Lions on Monday night. X \/ @SMHighlights1<\/p>\n<p>The Buccaneers (5-2) trailed, 21-9, at the beginning of the fourth quarter when they lined up at their 37-yard line for a fourth-and-4 play.<\/p>\n<p>Mayfield connected with tight end Cade Otton right at the marker for what was initially ruled a first down.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tmake every NFL game pay off\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"36699206\" width=\"158\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/UnderdogLogo_Final_stacked-black.png\" alt=\"underdog fantasy logo\" class=\"wp-image-36699206\" style=\"width:158px;height:auto;aspect-ratio:1;display:block\"  \/> Underdog Fantasy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.underdogfantasy.com\/p-new-york-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Underdog<\/a> is where football fans become winners.<\/p>\n<p>Easy player picks<\/p>\n<p>No season-long commitments<\/p>\n<p>Real prizes every single night<\/p>\n<p>Use promo code NYPOST5 to get $50 in site credits when you play $5!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tMust be 18+ (19+ in AL, NE; 19+ in CO for some games, 21+ in AZ and MAZ) and present in a state where Underdog operates. Concerned with your play? Call 1-800-GABMLER or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncpgambling.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ncpgambling.org<\/a>. NY: Call the 24\/7 HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369). New York Post receives revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and when you make a purchase. The Underdog promo code might vary by location.\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Lions head coach Dan Campbell challenged the ruling \u2014 not to review if Otton fell short, but to see whether he had completed the reception, as he lost control of the ball on impact.<\/p>\n<p>Referee John Hussey confirmed the ruling on the field, until initiating a \u201csecond look\u201d that determined Otton fell short of the sticks.<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield blasted the referees following the Buccaneers\u2019 24-9 loss to the Detroit Lions on \u201cMonday Night Football\u201d at Ford Field. AP<\/p>\n<p>The officiating crew reversed the call and gave the Lions their challenge back, despite them not challenging the spot of the play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an interesting call after they made it,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/lions\/2025\/10\/baker-mayfield-unleashes-on-officials-after-lions-loss-pretty-damn-confused.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles<\/a> said, per MLive.com. \u201cBut at the same time, we got the ball back, so it didn\u2019t cost us anything, but it did cost us time on the clock. But that didn\u2019t win or lose the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cade Otton stretching for the marker on a fourth-down play. Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>While it seemed like a massive play at the time \u2014 one that opened the door for a 58-yard field goal from Lions kicker Jake Bates \u2014 the call ultimately did little to sway a game that had already been decided.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay got left in the dust in the Motor City, with Mayfield struggling mightily throughout the contest \u2014 completing just 28 of 50 passes for 228 yards with one touchdown and one interception.<\/p>\n<p>The Buccaneers still remain in first place in the NFC South and look to rebound against the Saints in New Orleans in Week 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After review, the call on the field made no sense.\u00a0 Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield blasted the referees&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14838,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[9909,8731,119,12826,110,135,2964,137,136],"class_list":["post-14837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-baker-mayfield","tag-detroit-lions","tag-nfl","tag-referees","tag-sports","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}