The and don't have much of a storied rivalry, thanks in large part to their relative lack of succe s over the years. But with the two facing off Sunday with a spot in the NFC Championship Game on the line, the trash talk has already started from two likely sources.Lions defensive Pat O'Donnell Jersey back started things off by taking a veiled swipe at Bucs quarterback while complementing the team's wide receivers before the Lions faced the in the wild-card round last week."This Rams wide receiver group probably is one of the better groups we done faced all year, besides that Tampa group," Gardner-Johnson said then, . "If you give that Tampa group a good quarterback, that's a great group. , , , that's a great group. I played against them for real."Mayfield was asked about those comments Wednesday, two days after he led Tampa Bay to a win over Tashaun Gipson Jersey the defending NFC champion by completing 22 of 36 pa ses for 337 yards and three touchdowns.ADVERTISEMENT "I don't think he's really watched film, because he mentioned Ru sell Gage," Mayfield said. "We love Ru sell, but Ru sell hasn't played a snap all year for us. He must have been going off of preseason stuff."Gage has indeed mi sed the entire 2023 season after suffering a torn patellar tendon in training camp. Mayfield did go on Khalil Mack Jersey to compliment Gardner-Johnson, noting he mi sed the regular-season matchup between the teams a 20-6 Detroit win in Week 6 due to an injury of his own."He didn't play in our first game, so I'm excited to see him," Mayfield said. "I think he's a really good player. He has been for a while. He's been an impactful guy on every team he's been on."But he's gotta do a little bit more film study."Gardner-Johnson hit back at Mayfield in a since-deleted post on X, formerly Twitter."I do watch film, ask the QB before u my guy!!" Gardner-Johnson wrote. "iPad situation number 2 loading"Gardner-Johnson was referring to an incident during a 2021 Buccaneers- game when he was with New Orleans and recorded an interception against then-Bucs quarterback Tom Brady Marquise Goodwin Jersey . Watching the play back caused Brady to throw and destroy a film study tablet on the Buccaneers' sideline, which was captured by TV cameras and gleefully celebrated by Gardner-Johnson at the time.Mayfield has exceeded expectations as Brady's succe sor in Tampa Bay after the latter retired "for good" following the 2022 season. With Mayfield under center, the Buccaneers went 9-8, won their third straight NFC South title and won a playoff game for the first time since the end Mario Edwards Jr. Jersey of the 2021-22 season. However, they are 6.5-point betting underdogs against the Lions in Detroit in Sunday's game. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily.