WR Mike Evans has surpassed Miami Dolphins‘ Tyreek Hill and broke the mid-season record. 30-year-old Mike Evans has been a mainstay for the Bucs since 2014. The Super Bowl winner holds nearly every major record in receiving yards for the Bucs. In the last decade, he has crossed 1k receiving yards every season and has a total of 94 TDs.
Now Evans who once played with legendary Tom Brady has added another record to his name. As the Bucs decimated the Jags 30-12, Evans became the highlight of the game. With 86 receiving yards he secured two touchdowns. And with this performance, he has also broken a record that was held by Tyreek Hill this season.
Mike Evans takes over ‘Cheetah’
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The Bucs completely owned the first half against the Jags. At the end of the second quarter, he grabbed a binder from thin air and secured a touchdown for his team. This was his thirteenth touchdown of this season as he surpassed Tyrek Hill’s record. FoxSports:NFL posted took to X to share the news.
Mike Evans passes Tyreek Hill for most receiving touchdowns (13) on the season!
(via @NFL)
pic.twitter.com/1dmCpuVapg— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) December 24, 2023
The post stated, “Mike Evans passes Tyreek Hill for most receiving touchdowns(13) on the season!”. In the shared clip Baker Mayfield threw a 22-yard pass to Mike Evans at the end zone as the team secured a touchdown. By surpassing Hill, Mike Evans has made sure that everyone takes notice of his performance so far. Even Tyreek himself accoladed Evans recently.
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Tyreek Hill states Evans is one of the best
Mike Evans is gaining respect from his peers. In a podcast by QB RG3, Hill was asked to name his five best WRs. He didn’t mention himself while naming his five best but also included the name of Evans. RG3 took notice of the same and said, “A lot of them you just mentioned I feel like are underappreciated like Mike Evans”.
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He praised Evans further and mentioned his record, “What’s Mike got, is it eight or nine straight thousand-yard seasons? He’s been killing it for a long time”. If we compare Hill’s career with Evans. Evans comes up as the ace as he has 19 more TDs and averages one point better 15.4. Evans also made sure that the Bucs have bolstered their playoff chances by putting out a record-breaking performance today.
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