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.

Evans ties Jerry Rice as the only players in NFL history with 11 consecutive seasons of 1,000 yards receiving. It appeared Evans might fall just short of the record after Baker Mayfield got ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a much more chaotic final Sunday of the regular season than they would have hoped for. The New Orleans Saints came out with nothing to lose, being eliminated from the

"Baker Mayfield a Real one for not taking a Knee and passing it to Mike Evans," wrote a fourth. "Mike Evans got it, he did that. Forever in a same record tied with Jerry Rice now. On to the next!!

Baker Mayfield is the first two-time winner of Tom Brady's LFG Player of the Game after leading the Bucs to a win and division title on Sunday.

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.

Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield talked about how much he wanted to get ... Evans had 80 of the 85 yards he needed to tie Jerry Rice with 11 straight 1,000-yard seasons when runnnig back Bucky Irving scored with 1:51 left in the game.

Evans has now recorded at least 1,000 receiving yards in 11 consecutive seasons, which matched Hall of Famer Jerry Rice’s all-time record. Rice pulled that off from 1986-1996 with the San Francisco 49ers. Rice finished his career with 14 seasons with over 1,000 receiving yards.