Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans tied Jerry Rice's record of 11 straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons in Week 18 against the New Orleans Saints.
It would not be a true regular season finale without some drama. At least that is what the Bucs must have thought entering
Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers achieved a historic milestone by booking his 11th consecutive season with over 1,000 receiving yards, matching Jerry Rice's record. His performance helped Tampa secure a playoff spot with a win against the New Orleans Saints.
Mario Ferraro produced a fight and the game-winning goal, Marc-Edouard Vlasic notched a point in his season debut and the San Jose Sharks broke an eight-game losing streak by edging the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday.
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
Tampa Bay's Mike Evans went over 1,000 yards receiving for the 11th consecutive season Sunday, tying Hall of Famer Jerry Rice's NFL record. Evans reached the milestone on a 9-yard reception from Baker Mayfield on the final play of the Buccaneers' playoff-clinching 27-19 victory over the New Orleans Saints.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans on Sunday kept one of the most impressive streaks in sports alive, and he got some help from the New Orleans Saints.
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.
Former Saints Super Bowl champ Scott Shanle says he and his coaches wouldn’t have let Mike Evans pad his stats: ‘No way he’s getting that record on us’
In the final play of the Buccaneers’ victory over the Saints, Mike Evans tied Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice for the most consecutive 1,000-yard seasons in NFL annals
Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers took down rookie QB Spencer Rattler and the Saints on Sunday, 27-19, to clinch the NFC South.