Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield suffers ankle injury early vs. Colts, returns after brief absence
Baker Mayfield has enjoyed a relatively successful season with the Buccaneers , his fourth team in the last two years. But the quarterback was briefly forced out of Sunday's Week 12 game against the Colts with an injury on a red-zone sneak.
After lofting a big first-down throw to Mike Evans to push Tampa Bay to Indianapolis' 1-yard line, Mayfield attempted a sneak on first-and-goal, only to remain on the ground after failing to reach the end zone. He appeared to have a leg pinned while in the pile and showed a noticeable limp after walking to the sidelines, replaced by third-year reserve Kyle Trask .
The Buccaneers reported soon afterward that Mayfield suffered an ankle injury, but the QB returned on the next series.
Trask threw a near-pick on his first rep in place of Mayfield but then nearly connected with Chris Godwin for a touchdown in the back of the end zone. The Buccaneers settled for a field goal to go up 3-0 against the Colts on the series.
Before entering Sunday's contest, Trask, the former 2021 second-round draft pick, had thrown just nine passes in one NFL game.
Mayfield, meanwhile, entered Week 12 with 15 TDs and six picks, plus a 91.5 passer rating, in his Bucs debut.
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