NFL fans may have seen the beginning of the Baker Mayfield resurgence on Thursday night, as the new Rams quarterback led the team back from a 16–3 deficit to beat the Raiders in the closing seconds, just over three days after he was released by the Panthers.
Mayfield showed very few signs of having limited time with his new team’s playbook as he engineered two fourth quarter touchdown drives to give Los Angeles a 17–16 victory over Las Vegas. The highlight came with just 10 seconds remaining when he delivered a pinpoint pass to Van Jefferson for a game-winning 23-yard score.
Carolina released Mayfield on Monday at the quarterback’s own request, following a disappointing tenure that saw the Panthers fire Matt Rhule and flip-flop between signal-callers throughout the first 13 weeks of the season. The move sent the former No. 1 pick to the waiver wire, where all of the other 31 teams had a chance to claim him. The Rams, positioned as the No. 4 team in the waiver order, ultimately won out.
