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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 25: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Cleveland Browns leaves the field following a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on December 25, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Browns 24-22. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 25: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Cleveland Browns leaves the field following a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on December 25, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Browns 24-22. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
On Sunday, the Carolina Panthers suffered a humiliating loss against the Cincinnati Bengals. However, Baker Mayfield got all the headlines with his late performance in the game. Notably, Mayfield replaced PJ Walker in the second half and performed incredibly well.
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After seeing his performance, renowned sports analyst Skip Bayless praised the Panthers’ quarterback on Social media. However, fans slammed Bayless for his take on Mayfield; many fans felt that performance had no value, as the game was already over.
NFL fans react to Baker Mayfield showing a strong performance in the second half against the Bengals
Earlier, Skip Bayless tweeted, “Baker Mayfield replaces PJWalker in the 2nd half of a blowout at Cincy, leads three TD drives, throws 2 TD passes. Obviously Baker Mayfield CAN PLAY.”
Baker Mayfield replaces PJWalker in the 2nd half of a blowout at Cincy, leads three TD drives, throws 2 TD passes. Obviously Baker Mayfield CAN PLAY.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) November 6, 2022
After seeing his tweet, many fans took a dig at both Bayless and Mayfield, as one fan wrote:
Lol you haven’t talked about Baker Mayfield for a while until now after the fact he played in garbage time🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
— BigRed1998 (@bigredd_98) November 7, 2022
Another fan felt the same; however, he compared Mayfield with the Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
3 garbage time tds. The next Dak Prescott
— Kris (@JayGood259Ozz) November 6, 2022
Whereas, one more fan took a dig at both Mayfield and Prescott.
Dak and Baker really good at putting up stats when the game is way out of reach 😂
— RJ (@rJimenez_2) November 6, 2022
One Twitter user pointed out that the Bengals had third-string defenders on the field, as Mayfield took advantage of that situation.
Let me guess. 3rd string defenders in the game & no one trying to tackle with that lead!! 😂
— DSD (@livethedream_68) November 6, 2022
One more fan did not agree with Bayless’ comments and questioned Mayfield’s credentials; the Twitter user also called him ‘trash’.
NO SKIP NO. The game was over and bengals were in a prevent the rest of the game just trying to finish the game healthy. How come baker doesn’t do that when the score is 0-0 or tied or from behind. PRESSURE that’s why. Baker is 🗑️.
— A.D.N. (@HollaatyaGuala) November 6, 2022
Another Twitter user called out the Cowboys’ quarterback for his inconsistency and poor decision-making.
Everytime Baker throws a good pass everyone is like “see told ya he’s back to old Baker” but that’s not it. He’s wildly inconsistent and makes poor decisions on a high level. I used do the same thing but he’s just not a very good NFL QB.
— Laura V (@spikedogmom) November 7, 2022
Meanwhile, one fan thinks Bayless is a fan of Mayfield.
Skip’s the biggest Baker Bro lol. Clearly, Wilks wasn’t a fan in 2019. Therefore, he was going with PJ. Who also had the hot hand.
— Matt (@Mattyb71) November 6, 2022
While many fans hated Bayless’ take on Mayfield, a few fans showed support for the quarterback and wanted a fresh start for him under a better coach.
He can play. I'd like to see him with a fresh start on a team that knows how to use him. If Hue Jackson and Freddie Kitchens can get a rookie TD record breaking year out of the dude, someone can get him playing at a high level.
— Slepkava (@SlySlepkava) November 6, 2022
It is worth noting that the interim coach, Steve Wilks, announced a few days back that PJ Walker was going to start for the Panthers. After a few good performances, Walker’s performance went downhill against the Bengals on Sunday. In the first half, Walker completed only 3 of 10 passes for just 9 yards.
After his abysmal performance, Wilks replaced him with Mayfield in the second half. Mayfield had a good showing in the second half, as he completed 14 of 20 passes and threw 155 yards for 2 touchdowns. Most importantly, he had no interceptions in the game.
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Sep 11, 2022; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) prepares to hand off to running back Christian McCaffrey (22) during the second half against the Cleveland Browns at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
However, the Bengals were already up by 35-0 in the first half. In the end, the Panthers made the score a little bit respectable with the scoreline of 42-21.
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