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

Evans surpasses 1,000 receiving yards for an 11th straight season, matching the Pro Football Hall of Famer’s NFL record, but it comes down to the final play.

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.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans made history in Week 18, tallying 1,000+ yards for an 11th straight season—the longest such streak to begin an NFL career. The feat ties him with Jerry Rice for the most consecutive 1,000-yard seasons in ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the NFC South title wrapped up on Sunday. There was still drama in the final seconds of their game with the New Orleans Saints. Elite wideout Mike Evans came in needing five catches and 84 yards to get to 1,

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.

Once they got the ball back with less than a minute left, it took just one play to secure a record-tying season for Mike Evans.

Tampa Bay’s career receiving leader went over 1,000 yards for the 11th consecutive season Sunday, tying Hall of Famer Jerry Rice’s NFL record and remaining on track to meet a challenge Moss, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, posed when Evans broke one of his records four years ago.

As an added bonus, Mike Evans caught a 9-yard pass on the final play to finish the regular season with 1,004 yards. Evans ties Jerry Rice as the only players in NFL history with 11 consecutive ...

Mike Evans had himself a heck of a day on Sunday ... The game got chippy but the biggest news was Evans tying a record held by Jerry Rice and netted himself $3 million in the process.

Mike Evans rewrote some history books and checkbooks on Sunday ... matching the record held by San Francisco 49ers legend Jerry Rice. Evans, despite having missed three games this season due to a hamstring injury, entered Sunday's game needing 85 yards ...