> Buccaneers beat Saints to clinch NFC South as wide receiver Mike Evans surpasses 1,000 yards
Buccaneers beat Saints to clinch NFC South as wide receiver Mike Evans surpasses 1,000 yards
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Just 36 seconds away from clinching the NFC South title, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had another goal to achieve.
Take a knee on their 32-yard line and run out the clock?
No chance. Mike Evans still needed 5 yards to make history.
Evans caught a 9-yard pass on the final play of the game to surpass 1,000 yards for the 11th straight season, tying Jerry Rice for the most ever in the NFL and setting off a wild celebration following Tampa Bay's 27-19 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
“He always (puts the team first),” Baker Mayfield said of Evans. “That’s why you love him. We’re lucky to have him. He’s underappreciated throughout the media and the league. He’s one of one. He deserves that. You saw the stadium erupt. You saw the sideline erupt. You can tell how much people care about him and what that means for everybody around him.”
Mayfield used his legs and arm to help the Buccaneers secure their fourth straight division championship, rallying the team from a 16-6 deficit for his first career win after trailing by 10 or more points. Mayfield had been 0-43 in those situations.
Mayfield fired a 32-yard touchdown pass to Jalen McMillan for the go-ahead score and then scrambled 28 yards for a crucial first down on the next drive. After Mayfield’s long scramble on third-and-14 from the Tampa 12, the Buccaneers drove to the Saints 11. Mayfield looked for Evans but flipped the ball backward to Bucky Irving, who ran 11 yards for a TD.
The Saints turned the ball over on downs and the Buccaneers got one more chance to get Evans the milestone.
Mayfield tossed a short pass to Evans, who ran upfield for a 9-yard gain. He got up, spiked the ball and was mobbed by teammates.
MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/nfl/buccaneers/buccaneers-beat-saints-nfc-south/67-63c29dba-5ff8-4a30-8d26-5d95344f5a60