Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (knee) will play on Thursday night against the Buffalo Bills, reports Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
Mayfield is still listed as questionable and the Buccaneers will likely wait until close to kickoff before announcing an official decision, but he's fully expected to play. According to Pelissero, Chris Godwin (neck) will also be cleared to play. Mayfield is averaging 240.5 passing yards and 19.0 rushing yards in two games since the bye, with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. Things likely won't be any easier for Mayfield in a tough road matchup on a short week.
Baker has a $13,500 single-game salary and numberFire's models project him for 14.1 FanDuel points on Thursday night, with 225.2 passing yards, 1.07 touchdowns, 0.9 interceptions, and 15.3 rushing yards. The Bills are allowing the second-fewest FanDuel points per game to quarterbacks. Mayfield ranks 12th in Passing Net Expected Points and 16th in Passing NEP per drop back among starting QBs. Following Week 4, he ranked 6th and 7th, respectively, in these categories.
Source: Tom Pelissero, NFL Network