It was mission accomplished for Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans on Sunday. Evans entered Week 18’s game against the New Orleans Saints at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida looking to extend his streak of consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards to 11.
They were also part of NFL history, with star wide receiver Mike Evans clearing 1,000 receiving yards on the season, extending his record for consecutive 1,000-yard seasons to start a career, and joining Hall of Famer Jerry Rice as the only players to ever achieve that feat in 11 straight years.
Buccaneers WR Mike Evans surpassed 1,000 receiving yards for the 11th season in a row, joining Hall of Famer Jerry Rice as the only players in NFL history to accomplish that feat
Thankfully, Tampa Bay did get the ball back. On their final possession, with the victory and NFC South already secured, the Buccaneers had one goal in mind—get Evans over 1,000 yards. Baker Mayfield quickly connected with Evans on a nine-yard pass, putting Evans at 1,004 yards on the season.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans continued his career-long streak of 1,000-yard receiving seasons on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, hauling in a 9-yard pass in the final seconds to surpass the mark for the 11th straight season.
Mike Evans left it late — very late — but he did it. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver entered Sunday's Week 18 game against
Instead of taking a knee to complete a victory Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made sure Mike Evans matched Jerry Rice's NFL record of 11 consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons. Evans
Mike Evans made history — and big money — with just seconds to spare. Evans surpassed 1,000 receiving yards for the season with less than a minute left in the Buccaneers’ season finale against the Saints on Sunday. It marks the 11th consecutive season he’s done so, tying Hall of Famer Jerry Rice as the only other player to do so.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wide Receiver Mike Evans spoke to the media after the Bucs' 27-19 victory against the New Orleans Saints in Week 18 of the 2024 NFL Season. WR Mike Evans discussed tying Jerry Rice's 1,
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7) receiver Mike Evans earned a nice payday and made some NFL history in the 27-19 win over the New Orleans Saints (5-12) in Sunday’s regular season finale. Evans topped 1,000 yards,
His nine-yard catch and run in the closing seconds of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 27-19 win over the New Orleans Saints put him over 1,000 receiving yards for the 11th consecutive season, matching the record held by San Francisco 49ers legend Jerry Rice.