Baker Mayfield

Mayfield and Riley—the offensive coordinator (2015–16) and later head coach ('17)—formed a fearsome duo while working closely together at Oklahoma. The Sooners ...

According to Elias Sports Bureau, the Rams' 98-yard drive was the longest go-ahead touchdown drive that began in the final two minutes over the last 45 seasons.

Mayfield rallied Los Angeles from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to a win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

In his first appearance for the Los Angeles Rams, Baker Mayfield led a 98-yard touchdown drive to win the game.

In Los Angeles for barely 48 hours, quarterback Baker Mayfield's "crash course" of preparation is enough to deliver a game-winning drive for the Rams ...

Still, given how tough of a year it's been for him, he said it was a good way to begin his journey with the Rams. It's tough, but those guys did a great job of helping me out and communicating when I got off the field on the sideline and just talking about the plays that were coming up." I'm still kind of like, what the hell's going on right now." "Sean's protection scheme is similar to (Browns offensive line coach) Bill Callahan's, who I had in Cleveland, so terminology with that…that knocks out a big chunk of the learning curve and just trying to learn all the motions and the terminology for that. It's been a lot of emotions to be honest with you," Mayfield said postgame. "A lot of things that…

Baker Mayfield entered early in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Rams-Las Vegas Raiders game on Thursday Night Football.

The defending Super Bowl champion Rams are dealing with multiple injuries at quarterback. Los Angeles reportedly was the [only team to submit a claim](https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/12/06/rams-were-only-team-to-put-in-a-waiver-claim-for-baker-mayfield/) on Mayfield, who was benched by Carolina after going 1-5 as the starter. 1 overall pick in the common draft era (since 1967) to play for three teams in his first five seasons.

Even though Baker Mayfield didn't work out in Carolina, Panthers fans were quite happy for the new Rams QB on Thursday night.

Steve Wilks and the Carolina Panthers released quarterback Baker Mayfield earlier this week to give him an opportunity. And, boy, did he ever take advantage ...

With a win on Thursday night, quarterback Baker Mayfield and the Los Angeles Rams aided the possibility of the Indianapolis Colts coming out of the weekend ...

Former Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield has been trending ever since leading his new team, the Los Angeles Rams, to a dramatic comeback victory over ...

[New York Post article back in 2018](https://nypost.com/2018/07/13/ben-mcadoo-doesnt-like-the-way-sam-darnold-throws-the-football/), McAdoo was not a fan of Mayfield coming out of college on his way to becoming the No. Unfortunately for fans of Mayfield and the Panthers, this relationship never seemed destined to work long-term. Did Carolina make a mistake in pulling the cord during the season? Sam Darnold turned in a relatively impressive performance, bringing his win total as a starter this season identical to that of Mayfield’s, paving way for the Panthers to feel comfortable about moving on from the former Oklahoma Sooner. This is the very same Mayfield that the Panthers were hoping to get when they traded for him during the offseason. [ESPN Stats and Info](https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo), Mayfield is 2-1 when coming off the bench while trailing by 13 or more points.

Why not move to Los Angeles? Build a $5-billion stadium? Hire a 30-year-old head coach in Sean McVay? Trade a bunch of picks to draft Jared Goff? Trade a ...

Los Angeles Rams quarterback revealed he took a "gamble" before he was officially picked up by the team and led them to a win Thursday night.

Baker Mayfield may have saved his NFL career on Thursday night and he seemed pretty hyped about it.

The drive didn’t just save the game for the Rams, it may have saved Mayfield’s career after being spit out the bottom of the two of the league’s worst franchises in the span of a year. This is the NFL. Unfortunately, while Baker’s NFL career may have been saved on Thursday night, it came at the expense of Derek Carr’s, who was outplayed by a guy calling schoolyard plays in the huddle. [all of 20 reps](https://twitter.com/JourdanRodrigue/status/1601073145368043522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1601073145368043522%7Ctwgr%5E6fe7ddcf6cd95fd65bc69df1fb844cee31414e12%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2Fzgn9l8%3Fresponsive%3Dtrueis_nightmode%3Dfalse) with the Rams offense before TNF’s extremely TNF tilt with the Las Vegas Raiders. The only franchise interested in the former number-one-overall pick’s services were the 3-8 Los Angeles Rams who, at the bottom of the NFC West and down to their third-string quarterback, were just as desperate as Mayfield. But trailing 16-3 with less than four minutes remaining, Mayfield led the Rams to their first touchdown of the Baker era.

Baker Mayfield rallies Rams past Raiders with late TD pass in debut. Two days after he was claimed on waivers, Mayfield marches the Rams 98 yards in 95 ...

The Rams’ defense did its part and Mayfield did the rest to end a whirlwind first week with the Rams. “To be able to come in Tuesday night, learn the playbook as best as you can and then get an opportunity and make the most of it,” Wagner said. The Mayfield experience nearly got out of hand in the first half, but Rams linebacker Ernest Jones intercepted a pass from Carr in the end zone to keep the Rams within 13-3 at halftime. The Heisman Trophy winner dropped back after faking a hand-off and found an open Jefferson in the middle of the field. The Rams’ defense stopped Derek Carr and the Raiders at the 2-minute warning, but A.J. Cam Akers’ 1-yard rushing touchdown capped a 75-yard drive that trimmed the Raiders’ lead to 16-10 with 3:19 left, one play after he had moved the chains with a gritty fourth-and-1 catch from the 2-yard line. “It’s what he did in the short week, to come in, get claimed off waivers, learn the offense, learn the game plan. “It’s been a lot of emotions, to be honest with you. Mayfield connected with wide receiver Van Jefferson for the game-winning touchdown pass with 10 seconds left to give the Rams a 17-16 comeback victory. Jefferson went to Florida, but he finally returned the favor Thursday night after the game-winning grab. I can’t say enough about the defense to get the stop to allow the offense to get back on the field. The Mayfield experience provided entertainment, but similar to his shaky five-year career, there were highs and lows for 2018’s top draft pick.