Baker Mayfield led the Rams to an insane fourth-quarter comeback against the Raiders, scoring the go-ahead touchdown with nine seconds remaining.
On Monday Night Football, Tom Brady and the Buccaneers trailed 16-3 in the fourth quarter. In the final three minutes, they scored two touchdowns, including one with three seconds remaining, to notch an improbable victory.
On Thursday Night Football just a few days later, Baker Mayfield and the Rams pulled off a nearly identical comeback. LA trailed the Raiders 16-3 before Cam Akers punched in a touchdown with 3:19 remaining. A quick stop by the defense gave the quarterback the ball back with 1:45 left. And he made the most of it, all 98 yards of it.
Mayfield hit Van Jefferson for a 23-yard touchdown with nine seconds to go, putting LA up 17-16 with an extra point.
NFL Twitter went wild.
Best memes and reactions to Baker Mayfield’s comeback debut with the Rams
OMG. TOUCHDOWN RAMS!#LVvsLAR on Prime Video
— NFL (@NFL) December 9, 2022
Also available on NFL+ https://t.co/m65o43ZLpv pic.twitter.com/lpAk8bVIJ6
rams fans watching Baker rn pic.twitter.com/FAC1U3bwum
— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) December 9, 2022
LET HIM BAKE!!! TOUCHDOWN BAKER MAYFIELD!!
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) December 9, 2022
😂😂😂😂😂 BAKER MAYFIELD IS AN UNSTOPPABLE RAM
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 9, 2022
The Rams went NINETY EIGHT yards to win that game. I am still numb. What did we just see?
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 9, 2022
The Rams and the Bucs just need to run 2 min offense all game.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) December 9, 2022
Tom Brady watching that Baker drive pic.twitter.com/fyZerjvet8
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 9, 2022
The Raiders just saw their faint playoff hopes die because they let the Rams, with no timeouts, and a quarterback who showed up yesterday, drive 98 yards.
— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) December 9, 2022
That's the Raiders for ya.
Baker Mayfield just Tom Brady'd these mofo's
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) December 9, 2022
Baker Mayfield just matched Tom Brady with one career regular season comeback victory when trailing by 13 or more points in 4th quarter … and he did it 2 days after joining his new team.
— Bill Jones (@CBS11BillJones) December 9, 2022
Baker Mayfield with all-time comeback performance — in this game and maybe in his career. Arrived to play for the #Rams two days ago. Won a game tonight.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 9, 2022
one of the craziest win probability charts we’ll ever see pic.twitter.com/0w9aZPrsCM
— Tej Seth (@tejfbanalytics) December 9, 2022
Monday: "Only Tom Brady ..."
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) December 9, 2022
Thursday: QB cut on Monday, coming off the bench with 20 walkthru reps. https://t.co/u5HAhnuW8J
Do the Rams have any giant flags lying around? Asking for a friend…@bakermayfield | #OUDNA
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) December 9, 2022
pic.twitter.com/pkf8Ubu08j
Great stuff @bakermayfield
— Lincoln Riley (@LincolnRiley) December 9, 2022
Neighbors?
Mayfield was picked up by the Rams days ago. He was called into action immediately because of LA’s injury crisis at quarterback. It already paid off in spades for the team. He finished with 230 yards and a touchdown, leading that epic 98-yard game-winning drive against all odds.
Raiders fans will come away disgusted in a multitude of ways. Their team found yet another way to lose a game in embarrassing fashion, blowing a two-score lead with just over three minutes left.
They’ll also have complaints about the refs. The Rams’ drive was extended by a couple of major penalties, including a pass interference penalty that wiped out an interception and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that negated a sack. The first of those was pretty obvious. The second was more questionable.