The Tampa Bay Buccaneers rode a four-game losing streak into their bye week, so the extra time off will include some sober reflections for players and coaches. Scroll back far enough in that 2024 season reflection, however, and they will be able to find plenty of uplifting memories, particularly on offense.

Baker Mayfield is playing even better than he did during his resurgent 2023 campaign. Liam Coen has proven to be a creative play-caller with good timing. Tampa Bay's run game is the best it has been in nearly a decade and rookie running back Bucky Irving has been a tackle-eluding revelation. Before he suffered an ankle injury that ended his regular season, Chris Godwin was putting him on the short list for postseason All-Pro recognition. The offensive line has performed well and appears to have long-term potential for that level of play.

Of course, the big picture on offense has to include the fact that the losses of Godwin and, for the time being, Mike Evans, seems to have sapped most of the big-play potential from Coen's attack, at least through the air. The adjustments that Coen and Mayfield have made in the wake of those injuries to keep the offense humming has been impressive, but the Bucs' numbers have dropped noticeably in each of the last two games. The hoped-for return of Evans after the bye week should help, but there will likely still need to be more adjustments ahead.

Again, that's the big picture. What we actually want to debate in this space today are the moments. The milestones. The most exciting plays. The WTF moments. The breakouts. The Buccaneers' offense has been exciting to watch through most of the 2024 season, but when was it most exciting?

At various points during the 2024 calendar year, Staff Writer/Reporter Brianna Dix and I have engaged in a series of Point-Counterpoint articles, in which we share our differing answers to a variety of questions regarding the Buccaneers. We'll do so a couple more times during the bye week…the players may be getting a much-needed break, but we will remain fixated on football.

Today's question: What is the top offensive moment from the first 10 games of the Buccaneers' 2024 season?

Bri, why don't you go first? We will not be duplicating answers.

Brianna Dix: Baker Mayfield Stiff-Arm

This may be recency bias considering this just happened in the Buccaneers' 23-20 loss to the 49ers but this play – one of the most insane I have ever witnessed from the quarterback position – deserves lavish praise.

Down by three with 1:57 on the clock against San Francisco, Baker Mayfield did the improbable from fourth-and-seven. He rolled out of the pocket and stiff-armed Nick Bosa (one of the best pass rushers in football) into oblivion with one arm. One arm. Bosa is known for his upper-body power but on Sunday, Mayfield imposed his will. While moving laterally towards the boundary, Mayfield delivered a precise off-platform dart to Rachaad White in-between two defenders. In addition, he accomplished all of the above with a toe injury that limited him in practice all week leading into the NFC battle.

From the broadcast following the sensational play, Tom Brady emphatically said, "That's one of the best plays I've ever seen a quarterback make!"

Those words from the renowned G.O.A.T perfectly summarize the seconds that left onlookers in Raymond James Stadium stunned – including Bri Dix and Scott Smith in the press box. Mayfield is the ultimate competitor and there is no play in my opinion that epitomizes that sentiment better than that fourth-down conversion. That play brought the Bucs into field goal range and gave the home team a chance to win. Many quarterbacks have the mobility to maneuver out of pressure but next to none have the capability of executing that tight-window throw that Mayfield did. To successfully make that throw in the small window before the defenders closed in around White under normal conditions would be impressive. But what Mayfield accomplished while moving sideways and Bosa plastered on his other arm, that is unbelievable.

Scott, what was your most memorable offensive moment of the 2024 season thus far?

Scott Smith: Mike Evans' 100th Career Touchdown Reception

Chivalry may not be dead but I sort of want to strangle it right now. Had I taken the first pick in this argument for myself, I also would have gone with Baker's play. The only unfortunate part is that the Buccaneers ultimately lost that game, even if Mayfield's fourth-down sorcery kept alive the game-tying drive in the dying minutes. Had the Bucs won the game, and assuming they remain in playoff contention down the stretch, I think this would have been the season's defining moment.

As for my pick, it also comes in a loss, which dampens the moment just a bit. It is also far from the most jaw-dropping play a Buccaneer has made this season. There are quite a few Bucky Irving runs that would top it in that regard, and Chris Godwin had some incredible third-down conversions before he got hurt. There was that time that Cade Otton – Cade Otton! – hurdled a guy. Sean Tucker's 36-yard catch and run in New Orleans was exhilarating. Evans himself probably had a couple more impressive touchdowns, athletically speaking, earlier in the season, such as his 23-yarder in Atlanta.

But we're talking memorable moments here, and I am definitely going to remember everything about the play against Baltimore in Week Seven that ended in Evans' 100th career touchdown reception. Maybe he'll talk about it during his Hall of Fame induction speech 10 or 12 years from now.

I've watched as Evans has inexorably climbed his way to a place that only 10 other players in the 105-season history of the NFL have visited, the 100-touchdown catch club. At some point it became inevitable, but that shouldn't overshadow what an incredible feat it is. What always makes it hit home to me is when I look at the list of the players with the most touchdown catches in Buccaneers history. Godwin, a great, great player, is second on that list…with 39. I mean, come on.

Evans got hurt later in that game, which sucked, and as noted, the Bucs also lost. Doesn't matter. It's still an unforgettable moment for the best offensive player in franchise history. For the record, it was a 25-yard catch that ended the first drive of the game with seven points. It doesn't look particularly remarkable in replay, as Evans had found a pretty open spot and Baker Mayfield had little trouble dropping it in to him by the goal line. But if you pay attention to the route, it was classic Evans. While it was essentially a simple go route, he knew just how to widen it a bit towards the sideline and then curve back in to the open space he had created. You don't score 100 touchdowns without knowing how to do those kinds of little things.