Baker Mayfield suffered a dislocated thumb on his throwing hand during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. The injury occurred after he threw a fourth-down pass that was intercepted, leaving him screaming in pain on the turf. This is a critical concern for the Buccaneers, as damage to a quarterback's throwing hand could have significant implications for their season, with potential surgery and time on the injured reserve list.

Head coach Todd Bowles confirmed the dislocation diagnosis and scheduled an MRI to determine the full extent of damage and whether surgery is necessary. If surgery is required, Mayfield could miss up to four games whilst recovering his grip strength. The Buccaneers, already struggling at 0-3, had to rely on undrafted rookie backup Jalon Daniels for the final two minutes, who was unable to engineer a comeback in the 23-16 defeat.