This was the kind of game Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans has been known for. The type of game that’s made him a likely first ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer.
Evans came uncorked and had his biggest game of the season with 9 receptions for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 40-17 road win over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 17. The game also propelled Evans further into the NFL record books, where he’s already ninth in career receiving touchdowns with 103.
“Mike Evans recorded his 23rd career game with multiple receiving touchdowns, passing Art Powell for the eighth most in NFL history and one shy of tying Davante Adams (who also had multiple receiving touchdowns today) for seventh most,” ESPN’s Jenna Laine wrote on her official X account.
Tampa Bay head coach Todd Bowles didn’t mince words about what Evans means to his team after the game.
“I think he’s a guaranteed Hall of Famer … He is everything a player aspires to be. … We can’t ask for more than he’s giving us right now,” Bowles told Laine.
Laine and Bowles were both eloquent — Evans’ play brought out more pronounced emotions in others.
“LET HIM COOK! MIKE EVANS IS UNSTOPPABLE!” wrote NFL Preme on its official X account.