0 Completions. 16-0 Win.

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A quarterback helps move the football toward the opponent's end zone. Throwing is an option.

Handing it to a runner also works. Blocking means keeping a defender out of that runner's way.

Tampa Bay took that last part personally.

According to ESPN's report, Baker Mayfield completed 0 of 3 passes, yet the Buccaneers beat Atlanta 16-0 on a wet, sloppy field. Tampa Bay gained a team-record 324 rushing yards.

After a sack, its net passing total was minus-2 yards.

The passing game didn't just stay home. It owed the house 2 yards. 🚀

Bucky Irving ran for 170 yards and a touchdown. Kenny Gainwell added 140 rushing yards.

Chase McLaughlin kicked 3 field goals. Atlanta scored nothing.

Mayfield handed off 52 times. On Gainwell's 28-yard run, he got ahead of the runner, blocked Jessie Bates III and ended up in a puddle.

The quarterback had become road maintenance.

The useful lesson isn't that throwing is obsolete. It's that the job is moving the ball, not looking impressive doing it.

Running worked in these conditions, and Mayfield helped even when he wasn't throwing.

Repost this before someone makes the bulldozer attend a passing clinic.

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