Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were going to get Mike Evans his record — and a cool $3 million bonus — no matter what.
The Buccaneers, despite holding an eight-point lead over the New Orleans Saints with just seconds to go on Sunday afternoon at Raymond James Stadium, lined up ready to run a play. All they had to do was take a knee, and the NFC South was officially theirs.
But Evans was five yards shy of hitting the 1,000-yard mark on the year. So one last time, Mayfield hit Evans on a quick out route.