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.
Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce just moved past the legendary Jerry Rice in an all-time NFL list on Saturday.
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.
The first day of the divisional round of the playoffs was a thriller around the NFL. The Washington Commanders had a massive upset victory over the Detroit Lions and advanced to the conference championship game for the first time since 1991,
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.
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
Mike Evans left it late — very late — but he did it. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver entered Sunday's Week 18 game against
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 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.
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 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,
During the Kansas City Chiefs' divisional round playoff game against the Houston Texans, Kelce surpassed the 100-yard receiving mark again. With this 100-yard receiving performance, Kelce has officially passed Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice for the most 100-yard receiving games in NFL postseason history with nine.