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.

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,

History couldn’t wait much longer. Actually, it was tapping its watch and wondering whether the lights would be turned out Sunday at Raymond James Stadium before Mike Evans could join it. Somewhere between Bucky Irving’s ill-advised touchdown run and Todd Bowles’ concern over giving the Saints another shot at tying the game they needed to win the NFC South,