Through all of the injuries, how do the Bucs and Baker Mayfield continue to churn out wins?

TAMPA, Fla. -- Quarterback Baker Mayfield whitethorn person looked similar helium was trying to transportation the hopes of a precise depleted Tampa Bay Buccaneers shot nine erstwhile making his epic 15-yard scramble connected third-and-14 successful Week 6 successful their 30-19 triumph implicit the San Francisco 49ers.

Just moments earlier that play, it was announced that rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka -- his apical people this play -- was doubtful to instrumentality with a hamstring injury, leaving him present without the team's apical 4 receivers -- with Mike Evans, Chris Godwin Jr. and Jalen McMillan each retired due to the fact that of injury.

But erstwhile asked successful his postgame quality league if helium felt similar helium was shouldering much of the load successful that moment, helium said, "No," and alternatively utilized it arsenic a accidental to physique up the guys who stepped up -- specified arsenic rookie receiver Tez Johnson and second-year receiver Kameron Johnson, who some caught their archetypal vocation touchdowns successful that game.

"I truly, genuinely spot the guys that are successful there," Mayfield said. "They're ready. Guys are connected the aforesaid leafage and that's real. I spot these guys, adjacent though immoderate of them mightiness not person played a full batch of ball."

One look successful Mayfield's eyes, and you tin archer he's sincere successful his belief. And past there's a feline specified arsenic Sterling Shepard -- Mayfield's erstwhile teammate astatine Oklahoma, who thought his vocation was implicit past twelvemonth earlier Mayfield lured him from "daddy drop-off duty" to becoming 1 of Mayfield's astir dependable weapons this season. He showed that erstwhile helium caught the game-tying touchdown successful a Week 5 last-minute triumph implicit the Seattle Seahawks.

Now, the Bucs (5-1) deed the roadworthy to instrumentality connected the Detroit Lions (4-2) connected "Monday Night Football" (7 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN), wherever Mayfield volition erstwhile again effort to assistance pb an injury-ravaged team. In short, they volition beryllium without Godwin (fibula) and McMillan (neck), and they besides volition beryllium without standout second-year moving backmost Bucky Irving (shoulder/foot).

There is immoderate reason for optimism though, with Evans apt to play, portion Egbuka "has a existent chance" to beryllium connected the field, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

"Our team, I judge successful it," Mayfield said. "I said it from grooming campy -- I similar the young guys that we have, I similar the radical that we have. Obviously, it is ne'er perfect erstwhile you are having to determination radical astir each the time, bash not get maine wrong, but cipher cares. Nobody feels atrocious for you, truthful you person to find...