Tampa Bay Buccaneers DVOA, Stats, & NFL Rankings

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (neck) is good to go after getting a little banged up at the end of last week's win over the New York Giants. The 29-year-old is fine now and is ready to for a divisional matchup against the Carolina Panthers this weekend. Last week, Mayfield completed 24-of-30 passing attempts for 294 yards, but didn't throw a touchdown or interception. Mayfield did find his way to the end zone on the ground, which helped his fantasy value. The expectation is that Mayfield should be in for a strong performance against a struggling Panthers secondary. Mayfield has been an elite fantasy option throughout most of the season so fantasy managers need to keep riding with him.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Sterling Shepard reeled in 5-of-7 targets for 16 yards in Sunday's 30-7 win over the New York Giants. The Oklahoma product was heavily involved against his former team, leading Tampa Bay in targets, with his reception total good enough for second on the team. However, he could only record 3.2 yards per catch with a long gain of seven yards. It's possible that he'd have been a bit more involved if the game were slightly more competitive. Still, Shepard's production has been spotty at best this season, and with the return of Mike Evans from injury (5/68), it isn't likely to improve any time soon. He and the Bucs will get another soft matchup in Week 13 when they take on the Carolina Panthers in a road tilt, but the 31-year-old will be difficult to rely on once again.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said that quarterback Baker Mayfield (neck) is "good" after he suffered a stinger late in the 30-7 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday in Week 12. Mayfield's neck injury isn't expected to impact him moving forward as the team prepares to face the division-rival Carolina Panthers in Week 13. Injury aside, the 29-year-old veteran was impressive in the win over the G-Men, going 24-for-30 for 294 yards with no TDs or interceptions. He added four carries for 29 yards and a highlight-reel touchdown run. On the negative side, Mayfield fumbled twice and lost one. It helped that Mayfield got his top target back in receiver Mike Evans, who he connected with five times for 68 yards. With Evans back and with another nice matchup against Carolina this upcoming weekend, Mayfield should be on the map as a low-end QB1 in fantasy.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cade Otton put together a handful of strong performances heading into the Week 12 matchup against the New York Giants. Sadly, fantasy managers who started Otton this week received a dud from him. Otton hauled in one of his three targets for 10 yards in the win over the New York Giants. The assumption is that the return of wide receiver Mike Evans would take away some of the targets from Otton. However, the expectation was that Otton would still be able to do more than a 10-yard performance. Fantasy managers can be hopeful for a bounce back performance from Otton during next week's game against the Carolina Panthers.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans made his return to the field on Sunday after missing each of the last three games. Evans posted a nice outing as he hauled in five of his six targets for 68 yards in the win over the New York Giants. The veteran wideout wasn't able to find the end zone, but it was a decent performance from Evans for his first game back in the mix. The 68 yards was a team-high and the five catches were his most since Week 5. Fantasy managers should expect Evans to continue succeeding against the Carolina Panthers in Week 13.