Baker Mayfield helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers make NFL history on Sunday with the kind of stat line that usually spells a game to forget. The Buccaneers QB went 0-for-3 for zero passing yards, and Tampa Bay still shut out the Atlanta Falcons 16-0 in a rain-soaked Week 8 game at Raymond James Stadium.

The stat line quickly made the rounds online. NFL fans were left scratching their heads over how a team could win without completing a single pass.

NFL Fans Stunned as Baker Mayfield Registers 0 Passing Yards in Bucs’ Week 8 Win

The rain started just before kickoff, and the two quarterbacks combined for just two completions in the first half. Tampa Bay ran the ball on 56 of its 60 offensive plays. Mayfield threw twice before halftime and once more on the opening drive of the second half.

However, none of the three passes was caught. Rookie Ted Hurst III couldn’t hold on to an out-and-up near the goal line on Tampa Bay’s first possession. Later in the first quarter, a throw to Chris Godwin Jr. sailed well over his head, and in the third quarter a screen slipped through Kenny Gainwell’s fingers.

Even holding on to the ball was a chore for Mayfield, who fumbled three times and recovered all three. Notably, a 2-yard loss on one of his scrambles was ruled a sack, leaving the Bucs with minus-2 net passing yards.

NFL insider Ari Meirov laid out Mayfield’s full line, noting, “Tampa Bay is the first NFL team since 1974 to win a game without completing a pass.”

The last team to pull it off was the Buffalo Bills, who beat the New York Jets in Week 3 of the 1974 season. Before Sunday, the fewest completions Tampa Bay had ever had in a game, win or lose, was three.

That left fans stunned. One fan simply asked, “How is this possible?”

Another fan also wondered the same: “How is this possible, bro?” Meanwhile, a third fan admitted, “Never seen anything like this before.”

One fan even compared Mayfield with Michael Penix Jr.: “Still had a better passer rating.”

The box score agrees too. Mayfield’s afternoon still produced a 39.6 passer rating, while Penix completed 8 of 24 passes for 125 yards with four interceptions and a 12.0 rating.

Another fan pictured how Mayfield would take the history: “He’s going to be thrilled with that stat.”

Mayfield’s own verdict after the game was simple. “It’s winning — that’s the way I think about it. We won.” Head coach Todd Bowles was in new territory, too. Asked whether he had ever won without a single completion, he said, “I have not, but there is a first time for everything.”

Bowles also explained why the passing game disappeared: “We didn’t say we were not going to throw the ball; the conditions told [Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson] that. You could see, with the downpour and the wind blowing, you can kind of see that ball wasn’t going anywhere.”

The answer to the fans’ question was on the ground. The Bucs piled up 324 rushing yards, a franchise single-game record, and held the ball for 35:16. Chase McLaughlin’s field goals of 46, 34, and 42 yards put them up 9-0 at halftime.

Bucky Irving ran a career-high 27 times for 170 yards, and his 46-yard burst powered the drive that ended with his 4-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Gainwell added 140 yards on 25 carries.

Meanwhile, Mayfield is 33rd in the PFN QB Impact rankings with a 63.7 grade. In other words, the defense made sure the ground game was enough for the Bucs’ win.