Baker Mayfield, the quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, has been making headlines in the NFL playoffs. He recently led the Browns to a playoff win, surpassing the team's single playoff win since 1995. Additionally, Mayfield and Jared Goff, both No. 1 overall picks, are set to meet in the divisional round, a rare occurrence in NFL history. Mayfield's success has also been noted in his college football career, where he is ranked as the top quarterback among the remaining playoff contenders.
We ranked the eight remaining NFL playoff QBs ... by their college football careers. Baker Mayfield is No. 1. https://t.co/fVKbnENe4K
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield today on playing in Ford Field: "Talking to some of those Rams guys, they said it was the loudest thing theyโve ever heard. So weโve got to be completely ready for that."
Baker Mayfield and Jared Goff are set to become the first QBs taken No. 1 overall to meet in the divisional round since Andrew Luck and Peyton Manning in the 2014 season! ๐ฅ https://t.co/iX0TBxoDv7
Back in May Baker Mayfield was battling Kyle Trask for the Bucs QB1 spot... Now he just beat the Eagles 32-9 in the Wild Card and is onto Detroit ๐ฅ (via @kyle_burger) https://t.co/icTh4Jh58s
With last night's win over the Eagles, Baker Mayfield now has more playoff wins than the Browns have had since 1995. Their one playoff win came in 2021, when Baker Mayfield was their QB ๐ฏ https://t.co/H85dS6tPnD
๐๐ TRIVIA TIME ๐๐ Baker Mayfield and Jared Goff are two of five No. 1 overall pick QBs to start a playoff win for multiple teams in the Common Draft Era (since 1967). โป๏ธ Question: Who are the other three QBs? โป๏ธ Hint: No. 1 picks in 1987, 1998 and 2005.
My QB playoff power rankings: 1. Mahomes: May be passing Montana soon 2. Lamar: Won MVP after others faulted 3. Allen: Big errors scare me 4. Stroud: Underestimated him 5. Purdy: Dropping; was No. 3 6. Goff: Legit good right now 7. Love: Need to see again 8. Baker: Big weekend