As I said in “Beating the Blitz Part 1,” There is no better answer for the blitz than a quarterback who knows what he’s doing, and more importantly, knows what the defense is doing.
In this breakdown, I’ll talk about Baker Mayfield’s 28-yard completion to Emeka Egbuka to set up the Buccaneers’ game-winning field goal against the Jets in Week 3. His ability to decipher the blitz and set the protection accordingly made this play possible.
This was a 2nd-and-10 with just 1:36 remaining and Tampa trailing 27-26. The Buccaneers started in a 3x1 but shifted to a 2x2 well before the snap: