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,

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans made history on Sunday by recording his 11th straight season with 1,000 receiving yards, thereby tying Jerry Rice for the most in a row

As an added bonus, Mike Evans caught a 9-yard pass on the final play finish the regular season with 1,004 yards. Evans ties Jerry Rice as the only players in NFL history with 11 consecutive seasons of 1,000 yards receiving.

Former Saints Super Bowl champ Scott Shanle says he and his coaches wouldn’t have let Mike Evans pad his stats: ‘No way he’s getting that record on us’

Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers took down rookie QB Spencer Rattler and the Saints on Sunday, 27-19, to clinch the NFC South.

Mike Evans was sitting on 80 yards receiving, needing only 5 more to tie Jerry Rice’s NFL record ... to get three first downs before rookie Spencer Rattler fired incomplete four times, giving ...