Mike Evans Needs 479 Yards To Keep Streak Alive
December 2nd, 2024
Record still within reach.
Mike Evans has never not had 1,000 yards receiving in a season. To do this for his 11th straight year, he’s going to take it down to the wire.
Just like his team did yesterday in Charlotte.
Evans had 118 yards receiving yesterday, his biggest game since his monster performance against the Lions in the playoffs. It included a circus catch of a touchdown grab that turned out to be oh-so vital.
Evans also made a crazy catch of a ball thrown behind him. Simply put, even at 31, Evans demonstrated when he’s healthy he’s still one of the best receivers in the game.
He’s going to the Pro Football Hall of Fame someday. But an 11th-straight season breaking Jerry Rice’s mark of 10 straight 1,000-yard seasons could seal the deal for him on a first ballot.
Evans now has 521 yards this season, needing 479 to hit 1,000. With five games left, he must average 96 yards a game.
Keep Baker Mayfield upright and stop people from stomping on his plant foot and Evans may just pull this off.
Sort of the way yesterday the Bucs snatched victory out of the teeth of defeat.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME, MIKE EVANS?!
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— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) December 1, 2024
December 2nd, 2024 at 12:20 am
He’s not getting the streak. Despite the 17 game schedule
December 2nd, 2024 at 12:23 am
If his hammy was actually 100% I think he would get it but to me he has 4 games to do it. 17th game shouldn’t really count for record breaking should it? With an asterisk I guess, and then 2 asterisks when it goes to 18.
If he plays the rest of the way he will do it in the next 5 I think.
December 2nd, 2024 at 12:27 am
Give the man his full credit…..he had 118 yards
December 2nd, 2024 at 12:28 am
Liam needs to figure out how to throw down field a few times a game.
As for the 17 game season… There is no*.
Does every record since 1977 gets an * because that’s when it changed from a 14 game schedule to 16.
Besides Evans is only playing 14 games this year if he plays in the remainder of the games.
December 2nd, 2024 at 12:34 am
The Panthers getting pressured today was ridiculous
They play them again along with the Raiders and Saints. All three of them are in the bottom of the league in sacks andpass defense.
In those three games, Evans needs to get close to 400 yards.
I think it is very doable – IF –
Liam will take a couple deep shots during the course of the game
December 2nd, 2024 at 12:35 am
He has 118 yards
December 2nd, 2024 at 1:40 am
Evans would only tie Rice’s record with another 1000 yard season, not surpass him (Jerry Rice established the record at 11 straight seasons from 1986 to 1996).
As we play some horrible defenses down the schedule, I think Evans gets his 1000 yards.
December 2nd, 2024 at 2:06 am
In a perverse way, Todd’s worst in history pass defense actually makes this more likely. Every team is gonna threaten a 30 burger on Todd’s inept defense. More garbage time soft zones from opponents after they’re up by three scores. We could get Mike his record in the fourth quarter of the next four games in garbage time pretend catch up mode.
Personally – get Mike his record. Lose. Fire Todd.
Enjoy the off-season and the promise of significantly improved defense, while retaining offensive coaching staff and scheme. Jason knows how.
December 2nd, 2024 at 6:11 am
Another awesome catch from Mike! Counting down now from 479. Mike can do it!
December 2nd, 2024 at 7:51 am
David –read in a couple places they don’t want Evans running go-routes, afraid it’ll make the hammy flare up
December 2nd, 2024 at 9:02 am
They just changed it last season. He’s done 9 seasons straight with 16 so yall saying it’s cause it’s a 17 game schedule now have bin discredited.
December 2nd, 2024 at 9:30 am
Mike will likely get it..,, he may be able to pull another 100-yard effort against the Raiders and no Lattimore in NO’s. Let’s Go Mike, this would be an incredible accomplishment given his injury this year. Baker just has to carful about forcing it to him though.
December 2nd, 2024 at 10:29 am
No asterisk, he didn’t play in 17 games.
In fact I’m pretty sure last season is the only time Evans actually played in all 17 games. The 2-3 years before that he missed at least 1 game from injury or suspension.
December 2nd, 2024 at 11:55 am
ME13 will be in Canton even if he doesn’t get the yards cos of his hammy. He’s always been a TEAM player, first and foremost. I wish he would rest but he makes his choices. I have and will always have enormous respect for him. The NFL and the world in general could sure use more human beings like Mike.