Baker Mayfield channels Tom Brady in Rams debut comeback: Best memes and tweets

Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay and quarterback Baker Mayfield. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay and quarterback Baker Mayfield. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

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 Mayfieldโ€™s comeback debut with the Rams

Mayfield was picked up by the Rams days ago. He was called into action immediately because of LAโ€™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.

Theyโ€™ll also have complaints about the refs. The Ramsโ€™ 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.