Panthers fan who hates the Bucs. Absolutely righteous gesture to Mike Evans. Mike has been a dawg for them for the long way and they looking out for him was a nice thing to see.
As a Bucs fan. Panthers are gonna be competitive for years to come. A few pieces here n there. They'll no longer be an automatic "W" for teams to go up on.
Bucs fan thanking you for the gracious gesture. We treasure Mike Evans as you Cam, Luke, . . . Take care of your HC. He’s going to be a star. NFC South Rules! Congrats Mike Evans!
Once he’s done you might really start to like him. As a Bucs fan I absolutely HATED Cam Newton. But now and I never thought I would say it but I really like his show. So smart and I dig his personality. But yeah. I hated him. Now a big fan. Ha ha
You could hear it in Tom's voice when they ran the play for him and the other announcer screamed out "HE'S GOT IT!", Brady responded with a very soft "oh wow" and just went silent. Why that matters is that during game time reporting he is supposed to be as impartial as possible but you could tell right there he was choked up a bit.
They were pretty good friends, so I’m sure Tom was delighted for Mike. I can remember Brady running down the field to congratulate Mike whenever they hooked up for TDs. I’m sure that Tom made sure to go congratulate Mike after the game. It was really awesome that Tom got to call the game where Mike made history. Now Mike will for sure join Tom in Canton.
Mike Evans. Lavonte David. William Gholston. Chris Godwin. We love our guys who stuck around through the bad times, through now. Even better, theyre all exemplary human beings.
Die hard Bucs fan for 28 years. I was so emotionally invested in this man getting his 85 yards. Goosebumps moment when he caught that last pass and walked off the field with the record. Go Bucs!
this is so awesome to hear my dad is from Tampa so i was born and raised in a bucs jersey.. i’m only 22 so Mike got drafted when i was 11 years old.. i’ve grown up with Mike! he is so special to this team and community and it’s so beautiful to see all of our long time fans so damn happy about this! GO BUCS!!!
Don't forget to mention, that Bucs fired the cannon after Evans caught the 5 yards, which was usually done when Bucs got a TD. Such a great team! Mike HOF Evans!
@@bentleyfonsworth9604 So far, he has hit his record with 16 or less games played every year. Since the 17 game season started he has always had it either in week 17 (game 16) or he missed a game, usually from fighting with Lattimore. I'd be fine with him getting it in game 17, but it is cool that he has never needed to play 17.
That’s exactly why this is a legit record. If saquon passed Dickerson, it shouldn’t have counted. How many extra yards would have dickerson gotten. If CJ2K had an extra game in 2009 he would have been the record holder.
@@gingerpanter5895 You could make the same argument for OJ Simpson and Dickerson. OJ put up 2,003 yards in 14 games (an average of 143.1 yards per game). In his record-setting season, Dickerson was on 1,792 yards after 14 games and needed one additional game to break OJ's record (he had a 215 yard game in the second-last game of the season). If OJ had a 16-game season with his ypg average from that year, the record would be 2,289 yards - which is insane.
I've been a Bucs fan since the mid-90's and this was one of the coolest regular season moments for the team that I honestly didn't think would happen as soon as Bucky scored that TD. But the defense stepped up, Bowles and Coen made the right call, and Mike Evans gets a well-deserved spot in the NFL record book.
The two best compliments I’ve ever received in my life were that I was “dependable” and “consistent”.. I can’t think of better words for Mike Evans. To do what he’s done, with the quarterbacks he’s had… he’s one of the best ever. I often feel like we don’t talk about him enough but then I remember, that could be a good thing. The hardest workers rarely get the credit they deserve… Congrats Mike Evans
The only mediocre quarterbacks that were there, were Josh McCowan and Jameis Winston, Ryan Fitzpatrick was okay, Brady was elite but aged, and Baker is awesome.@@FINALFLASH1988
Having graduated from Texas A&M where Mike Evans played (And in my opinion single-handedly helped Johnny Manziel win the Heisman), I have always been a big fan of him, always rooting for him. And me being from the Houston area, Mike Evans also reminds me of my all-time favorite Houston Texan, Andre Johnson. Dependable work horses who do their job, day in and day out, never complain, never a troublemaker causing negative press.
Mike is the heart. I consider myself lucky to live in the Tampa area and got to see Mike play year after year. No question, my favorite player. Got to meet him once in 2021 during an open practice. I walked past Brady and Gronk as if they didn't exist to get to Mike.
Man, it's kinda interesting. The Lineage in TB is interesting. Mike and Baker give the Bucs something they really haven't had before. A QB and WR that are theirs. Granted, Baker wasn't drafted there, but still. I dunno if Mike was. Regardless, these two are Bucs royalty.
Kudos to the Bucs front office for letting that happen, understanding that history is eternal and money is fleeting. On a day of football that was riddled with a lack of class and character, the overall reaction to Mike Evan shows how truly amazing his character is as a player and teammate and a man, truly fantastic.
Mikes record has been 11 years in the making and there would be zero opportunity to replicate it if he missed it by 5 yards. You couldn’t have written it any cooler. I’ve been a Bucs fan for life, and I couldn’t even watch this game live. I had to record it and pray. When I saw the win I was ecstatic but when I saw Mike got his yards I was elated. Then when I saw how he got them, I would have been an emotional wreck watching that play out live.
I was at that game. Sitting in section 148. Near the pirate ship. This game, we were all counting the yards. We were screaming Mike the whole game. When he got the ball on the final play, you couldn’t describe the happiness. I was hoping the eagles fans would get this for Saquon but they didn’t.
Mike Evans deserves ever bit of that record! Day in day out, every game & season he rolls with whatever happens & doesn’t complain. Such a team player & big time leader. In my opinion those records aren’t just an individual record it’s a team record because everyone has to do their job in order for it to happen
As a long time Bucs fan, I literally jumped out of my chair. I wanted Mike Evans to get his record more than the Bucs making the playoffs. He was part of giving me a Super Bowl win for my team. I wanted him to be rewarded. My family thought I was nuts when I jumped out of the chair and yelled when he got the record
I have terrible asthma and currently dealing with Bronchitis. In that moment on the second to last drive when Bucky was looking for the endzone I was sitting up in bed cough-wheeze-yelling at the TV, get down Bucky over and over. I was so nervous when he scored that they wouldn't get the ball back and get this man what he deserved. Then when it happened, i was cough-wheeze-yelling again, but in pure joy. So so so proud of ME13!
Lifetime Bucs fan here. - I cried like a baby when Mike caught that pass and got his 1000 yards. And then I cried like a baby again when I watched the team's video production of the moment Mike got the 1000 yards. Such a great video production, btw..... Wow, such a profoundly emotional experience for Buc fans. Great job, Mike. WE LOVE YOU BRO
@@johnvanarnam I agree and can't blame them. Make it look good but make sure you let the man get his record and get paid. There was nothing riding on it for them in defense.
Although They Lost With Seconds Left That Late 4thQ BOMB TD to Evans by Brady Against The Rams in The Playoffs Will Forever be Etched in My Mind....The Excitement Level During That TD Was Just Incredible...
Yeah I remember that one… everyone was expecting some classic Brady magic to pull a win out of a completely lost game, but credit to the rams for buckling down and eke-ing out one more FG
@@rohanshah7559 Not to take away from the Rams, but I put 90% of that on Todd Bowles for calling an all-out blitz and leaving one of the top receivers in the league to get covered by a slower safety. Worst play-call in Bucs' history.
I was in Tampa the first time they won the the Superbowl. No better city in world to win in IMO, it was movie like ending for the locals too. People got wild but few took beyond celebration and the cops were very liberal with the law that night. I wish I had video of what I saw leaving the city right after the win, it was surreal everyone was overjoyed and happy.
Been here 30 years and you are spot on. I had never been in a SB winning City. It was electric. You could literally FEEL it in the air! I get goosebumps thinking about it tbh...
That moment was epic -- speaking as an old man here -- somewhat reminded me of the Miracle on Ice in the 1980 Olympics. Didn't think it was possible and BAM! It Happened -- Congrats to Mr. Evans and the Bucs.
After Bucky's TD, I saw Mike's reaction on the bench and knew he wanted it. I told my daughter if we can get a stop, there might be time for a play. Then Bucs got the ball and I was thinking "no flag, no turnover!". Then that catch, the scramble and Mike and his team mates celebrating. It was gold. I have to think that the NO Defense knew what was up, and defended lightly. If that's so, wow, that's what's up.
As a life-long bucs fan since ‘76 when I was six years old, have a pic with the great Jimmy Giles when I was nine years old, to see the entire team rally around Mike Evans to put him in the elite category with the best receiver of all time, makes me proud to be a fan of the game and the Team. LFG! Go Bucs!
For it to not even be Todd’s call, that baker was the one that was demanding the offense run one more play just totally won me over with him as the head of the dragon. To say no, we came this far as a team, it takes the whole team for Mike to be able to be in this position at all, man it was a truly special moment. I remember Brady did something kinda similar for Gronk but it wasn’t the same. They did that solely for money. I’ve never seen Raymond James that loud and pexcited. Yeah we won a Super Bowl in our hopme stadium but it was during Covid so it wasn’t as big of a moment. Seriously tho everyone in the playoffs have the potential to make a run and have some pretty good games.
This was important to everyone that's invested to the bucs organization. Mike Evans has brought a championship mentality to our team that I hope lasts for a long time. People always ask what's Mike Evans greatest attributes, when trying to say he isn't a great wideout but the overlook his work ethic his consistency. He's done this with some horrible QBs. He's won us a championship. He's undoubtedly our cornerstone. Mike Evans is the greatest buc ever. Past ronde past derrick Brooks.
Two additional comments here, Mike missed 3 1/2 regular games this season so he surely would have reached it earlier had not been hurt. And the thousand yard achievement triggered a $3 million bonus for Mike.!
I'm glad the Saints played it fairly. They played it the same way they would any other snap, meaning they didn't just let him have it, but they didn't do something unusual like putting 5 guys on him.
Rice is the greatest of all time. With Mikes money and his humbleness/love of fam… he may retire next year or will maybe sign a 1yr contract in 2026. But he’ll be a 1st ballot HOF’r and he should be context with that and the $200M🙌🔥🙌
Saquon’s situation was different. Eagles didn’t need that game for anything. Smart to rest starters. Buccaneers needed to win that game so they had to play starters. Going for the record when you have to be out there anyway is an easier decision to make
Im Who Dat Nation to the bone gristle.....and theres not a receiver in the league i respect more than Mike. Glad he got that. Is there/Was there ever a better WR/CB rivalry than the 1 between him and Lattimore??? Thats a genuine question i would like to know.
The game could have been on the line, it a was a 1 score lead, and to throw a pass for a single player in that moment is a huge team win. They potentially risked their playoff run on that play. The Eagles coach needs to take a lesson from Bowles, they should have let Saquon Barkley go for the record too. Stuff like that is a huge team win and can bring a lot of momentum into the playoffs.
Then you are not a Bucs fan. You are a fan of individual players. Caring more about an individuals awards than having a chance to win a SB means that you likely use sports for social media attention and validation than caring about the team or the sport itself. Like political people. They would rather care that their candidate wins than the Country is doing well.
@@AwesomeFinish A fantastic refutation meaning that you know that it is true. I have been a Bucs fan since the time that people told me that spelling Bucs like Buccs was incorrect. A Brady or a Baker bandwagoner. All while acting as if you are the epitome of the Bucs fandom. The new generation that cares less about winning and more about how the Bucs can generate yourself attention on social media.
@@Gungho73 Yep. I live in Tampa and I think it's going to be so good that I probably won't be able to watch. I get too worked up. 🤣 Seriously though, Daniels was who I thought should've been the #1 pick back before the draft. Williams was pretty good for a horrible organization this year though, so he exceeded my low expectations.
And for those who want to * the record because it is now 17 game seasons - Evans has only played every game in a season 5 times, while Rice played every game 10 times, in his 11 seasons Evans has played 168 games while Rice played 172. Rice also didn't play with losing qbs like Winston & McCown.
Bucs did this for gronk to get a bonus too. Mike Evans isn't celebrated enough on a day when tyrek is shooting his way out of Miami that made him the highest paid reciever and gave up a lot for him. Tyrek left a perennial Superbowl participant nevermind contender for the "bag" while Mike Evans had good chunk of his prime wasted on QB carousel of mccown, Fitzpatrick, and on and just kept showing up and producing. I'll take a humble good teammate like Mike Evans over an Antonio brown or tyrek hill any day.
Would Nick Siriani have just taken a knee? lol The Bucs recognized that their teammate getting a record was worth the risk of the whole season blowing up. Yes, maybe someone could have gotten hurt or they could have had a turnover and lost the game and missed the playoffs. Eh, odds are disaster wasn't going to strike so let's try to get our guy his record. His teammates were pumped for him and now they're going into the playoffs fired up. I'm guessing there are some Eagles players that are bummed out that they left Barkley out to dry and they'll still be thinking about it coming into this weekend's game. Ideal football karma moment - things work where TB and Philly face each other in the playoffs and the team that went for the record wins out.
It couldn’t happen to a nicer player. I didn’t think he would get it when NO kept converting first downs and the clock was under a minute? I really didn’t think they’d get it back for Mike to get the record. The scary thing is because the record was for “consecutive seasons”, there is no next year. It’s not like the most TDs or the most receptions. Those keep going and you can add more next year, but if he missed this by five stinking yards, his streak would be broken forever. Even if he got 2,000 next season, he could never get that record back. I couldn’t be happier for any player, who is more deserving of history. He has a chance now to even break Jerry’s record and be alone on top. I hope Mike many more 1000 yard seasons. Somehow, somewhere, some artist is sculpting Mike’s bust for the Hall Of Fame. I think this was the only time I have ever heard them fire the canons for something that wasn’t a score? That was for Mike! Thank you Mike Evans for many years of thrills and watching you play at a level few receivers will ever get to.
To the dude in the corner: there’s a difference between the Evans record and the Saquon record. The Bucs needed Evans to play, and to get him his record he only needed one extra pass at the end. Saquon would’ve had to suit up for a good portion of a meaningless game, and likely would need the rest of the starters to do the same.
The Bucs had to win the game to even make the playoffs. The Eagles did not have anything to gain playoff wise. If you can not see the difference then that is on your own level of knowledge of the game.
The sad thing is the huge name Jerry Rice is, but the name that Mike Evans has is not even close. It is because Rice is part of a classic organization known historically for winning, but Tampa is known for losing the most games in a row (26) when the franchise launched. Evans will be fortunate if he is voted into the Hall of Fame because the Bucs at least for the last five years have been a highly competitive organization with Tom Brady and now Baker Mayfield.
F all that talk. We need to start putting our foot down and stop playing these up an down games. I’m 813 born n raise and I’m tired of seeing the below grade play on the football field. Coaching is not where it needs to be, we have no depth in key positions. Our secondary is lost in space. Linebackers not doing their assignment, and our offense line / TE can’t hold a block longer then they stand up and pee
And yet we have one of the best offenses and the best defense in the league for the 2nd part of the season hmmmm not sure what you expect..we are the only team in NFL history to complete 70 percent of their passes while averaging 5yds per rush for the entire season..I'm thinking you don't follow stats much
Well, the difference is the Bucs needed to win the game to get into the playoffs. If they lost and the falcons won, they'd be going home. Eagles didn't have those issue.
I want to be reincarnated or birthed in the Multiverse where this offense(with a healthy CGodwin) has the 98-2005 defense..Plus Vita Vea for Good measure lol
The bucs showing they're an organization of loyalty and class
Actually a genius marketing move too. Will undoubtedly be a plus when feee agency season comes around
That's why I love them. I feel so vindicated being a fan for so long.
Panthers fan who hates the Bucs. Absolutely righteous gesture to Mike Evans. Mike has been a dawg for them for the long way and they looking out for him was a nice thing to see.
You guys got your qb
As a Bucs fan. Panthers are gonna be competitive for years to come. A few pieces here n there. They'll no longer be an automatic "W" for teams to go up on.
Bucs fan thanking you for the gracious gesture. We treasure Mike Evans as you Cam, Luke, . . . Take care of your HC. He’s going to be a star.
NFC South Rules! Congrats Mike Evans!
Once he’s done you might really start to like him. As a Bucs fan I absolutely HATED Cam Newton. But now and I never thought I would say it but I really like his show. So smart and I dig his personality. But yeah. I hated him. Now a big fan. Ha ha
@oscarmendezbc5526 if it wasnt Drew Brees winning the division, it'd be Cam Newton or Matt Ryan SMH lmao
Another cool part of that was TB12 calling the game who dished out 3 of those seasons for M1K3
You could hear it in Tom's voice when they ran the play for him and the other announcer screamed out "HE'S GOT IT!", Brady responded with a very soft "oh wow" and just went silent. Why that matters is that during game time reporting he is supposed to be as impartial as possible but you could tell right there he was choked up a bit.
@@Spartan536you could tell that a goat recognized one of its own kind. a walking legend
They were pretty good friends, so I’m sure Tom was delighted for Mike. I can remember Brady running down the field to congratulate Mike whenever they hooked up for TDs. I’m sure that Tom made sure to go congratulate Mike after the game. It was really awesome that Tom got to call the game where Mike made history. Now Mike will for sure join Tom in Canton.
Now they need to win the sb so mike can retire at the top
I've been a Buc's fan from the beginning in '76. Having a guy like Mike here for 11 years has been pure joy. He's a class act and a pro.
Mike Evans. Lavonte David. William Gholston. Chris Godwin. We love our guys who stuck around through the bad times, through now. Even better, theyre all exemplary human beings.
Die hard Bucs fan for 28 years. I was so emotionally invested in this man getting his 85 yards. Goosebumps moment when he caught that last pass and walked off the field with the record. Go Bucs!
I'm 32 bucs fan since I was like 8 . I cried when he got it.
Definitely got goosebumps too. Awesome moment. The Super Bowl wins were special but this was up there too
this is so awesome to hear
my dad is from Tampa so i was born and raised in a bucs jersey.. i’m only 22 so Mike got drafted when i was 11 years old.. i’ve grown up with Mike! he is so special to this team and community and it’s so beautiful to see all of our long time fans so damn happy about this! GO BUCS!!!
@@cerebral_rebel6818I’m 38, and I also couldn’t hold back the tears. This was awesome to see. So Happy for M1K3
Goosebumps? I f-ing cried man. I accepted that it was over when Buck scored. Rollercoaster of emotions in those final two minutes...
One of my favorite moments at Raymond James. My 6yr old was there as well and even he knew it was special. Congrats Mike!!
I was at the game and I tell ya no problem saying I had tears in my eyes when Mike caught that pass!
Don't forget to mention, that Bucs fired the cannon after Evans caught the 5 yards, which was usually done when Bucs got a TD. Such a great team! Mike HOF Evans!
That stadium went nuts when he got that record
I really wanted to hear 11 blasts but i'll take six and the South!
That's awesome. I didn't realize that when I was watching Red Zone.
they do that whenever they win a game and the time ran out lol
Redzone and victories
Evans hit his 1000 despite missing 3 1/2 games this season.
That will help his case when people say he did it in a 17 game season.
@@bentleyfonsworth9604 So far, he has hit his record with 16 or less games played every year. Since the 17 game season started he has always had it either in week 17 (game 16) or he missed a game, usually from fighting with Lattimore. I'd be fine with him getting it in game 17, but it is cool that he has never needed to play 17.
That’s exactly why this is a legit record. If saquon passed Dickerson, it shouldn’t have counted. How many extra yards would have dickerson gotten. If CJ2K had an extra game in 2009 he would have been the record holder.
@@gingerpanter5895 You could make the same argument for OJ Simpson and Dickerson. OJ put up 2,003 yards in 14 games (an average of 143.1 yards per game). In his record-setting season, Dickerson was on 1,792 yards after 14 games and needed one additional game to break OJ's record (he had a 215 yard game in the second-last game of the season). If OJ had a 16-game season with his ypg average from that year, the record would be 2,289 yards - which is insane.
Doesn't matter! Saints tried so hard to stop it!
Packer fan here, I cheered for Mike Evans just as much as I cheered for Josh Jacobs, congratulations
100% magical, and one of those rare moments where it makes you proud as heck to love the NFL. Pure class act on everybody's part.
I've been a Bucs fan since the mid-90's and this was one of the coolest regular season moments for the team that I honestly didn't think would happen as soon as Bucky scored that TD. But the defense stepped up, Bowles and Coen made the right call, and Mike Evans gets a well-deserved spot in the NFL record book.
The two best compliments I’ve ever received in my life were that I was “dependable” and “consistent”.. I can’t think of better words for Mike Evans.
To do what he’s done, with the quarterbacks he’s had… he’s one of the best ever. I often feel like we don’t talk about him enough but then I remember, that could be a good thing. The hardest workers rarely get the credit they deserve… Congrats Mike Evans
I was refreshing every minute as well!!!! Been a BUCS fan since 1976
Mike Evans is 3 seasons from being 4th all time in receiving yards AND receiving TDs. Absolute legend.
With a lot of mediocre quarterbacks too
The only mediocre quarterbacks that were there, were Josh McCowan and Jameis Winston, Ryan Fitzpatrick was okay, Brady was elite but aged, and Baker is awesome.@@FINALFLASH1988
That's a lot to ask for..
You're right it is, it'll be up to mike if he wants it. And his nagging hamstrings@@ARH8585
Well he only had mediocre QBs his first 6 seasons tbf. Brady and baker have been quite kind to the man
Having graduated from Texas A&M where Mike Evans played (And in my opinion single-handedly helped Johnny Manziel win the Heisman), I have always been a big fan of him, always rooting for him.
And me being from the Houston area, Mike Evans also reminds me of my all-time favorite Houston Texan, Andre Johnson. Dependable work horses who do their job, day in and day out, never complain, never a troublemaker causing negative press.
Lavonte David, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin. William gholston. We love our guys who have been here.
Rich Eisen has been nothing short of a class act and the sports world is a better place with him in it!
He's basically the anti talking head.
He's my favorite, but I sadly get to enjoy his content because it's on networks that I have no access to.
Mike is the heart.
I consider myself lucky to live in the Tampa area and got to see Mike play year after year.
No question, my favorite player. Got to meet him once in 2021 during an open practice. I walked past Brady and Gronk as if they didn't exist to get to Mike.
Man, it's kinda interesting. The Lineage in TB is interesting.
Mike and Baker give the Bucs something they really haven't had before. A QB and WR that are theirs. Granted, Baker wasn't drafted there, but still. I dunno if Mike was. Regardless, these two are Bucs royalty.
@RodmanTackleAdvisor they drafted mike, been there the whole time
Kudos to the Bucs front office for letting that happen, understanding that history is eternal and money is fleeting. On a day of football that was riddled with a lack of class and character, the overall reaction to Mike Evan shows how truly amazing his character is as a player and teammate and a man, truly fantastic.
It was Awesome to see, so glad that they did that. Mike Evans is a real professional.
I’ve watched this moment more than a dozen times now! I cried in real time when it happened and I don’t know why.
Mikes record has been 11 years in the making and there would be zero opportunity to replicate it if he missed it by 5 yards. You couldn’t have written it any cooler. I’ve been a Bucs fan for life, and I couldn’t even watch this game live. I had to record it and pray. When I saw the win I was ecstatic but when I saw Mike got his yards I was elated. Then when I saw how he got them, I would have been an emotional wreck watching that play out live.
Favorite NFL moment in a long while.
Was a "Rudy" moment! If you've ever watched that movie. Loved it!
I was at that game. Sitting in section 148. Near the pirate ship. This game, we were all counting the yards. We were screaming Mike the whole game. When he got the ball on the final play, you couldn’t describe the happiness. I was hoping the eagles fans would get this for Saquon but they didn’t.
Mike Evans deserves ever bit of that record! Day in day out, every game & season he rolls with whatever happens & doesn’t complain. Such a team player & big time leader. In my opinion those records aren’t just an individual record it’s a team record because everyone has to do their job in order for it to happen
Absolutely legendary moment in Buccaneers, and football history
As a long time Bucs fan, I literally jumped out of my chair. I wanted Mike Evans to get his record more than the Bucs making the playoffs. He was part of giving me a Super Bowl win for my team. I wanted him to be rewarded. My family thought I was nuts when I jumped out of the chair and yelled when he got the record
I have terrible asthma and currently dealing with Bronchitis. In that moment on the second to last drive when Bucky was looking for the endzone I was sitting up in bed cough-wheeze-yelling at the TV, get down Bucky over and over.
I was so nervous when he scored that they wouldn't get the ball back and get this man what he deserved. Then when it happened, i was cough-wheeze-yelling again, but in pure joy.
So so so proud of ME13!
Lifetime Bucs fan here. - I cried like a baby when Mike caught that pass and got his 1000 yards. And then I cried like a baby again when I watched the team's video production of the moment Mike got the 1000 yards. Such a great video production, btw..... Wow, such a profoundly emotional experience for Buc fans. Great job, Mike. WE LOVE YOU BRO
This is a very special moment history is being make in Tampa bay. We all so glad and happy for Mike well done deserve.GO BUCS😊.
My Browns snow game victory, and Baker to Evans on the last play were my two favorite moments of the year.
$3m bonus for that 5 yards.
Also now shares a historic record with greatest wr of all time…but yea, money
Ownership makes all of that back anyways due to hosting the home playoff game
I think the money helped w the defense not doubling him. Teams may not like each other but I figure the players want their colleagues to get paid.
@@johnvanarnam I agree and can't blame them. Make it look good but make sure you let the man get his record and get paid. There was nothing riding on it for them in defense.
Plus an extra 666 000 for being top ten in tuddies on the year. Man got paid and is like I'm going go blow a bunch of it at the casino lol
Although They Lost With Seconds Left That Late 4thQ BOMB TD to Evans by Brady Against The Rams in The Playoffs Will Forever be Etched in My Mind....The Excitement Level During That TD Was Just Incredible...
Yeah I remember that one… everyone was expecting some classic Brady magic to pull a win out of a completely lost game, but credit to the rams for buckling down and eke-ing out one more FG
@@rohanshah7559 Not to take away from the Rams, but I put 90% of that on Todd Bowles for calling an all-out blitz and leaving one of the top receivers in the league to get covered by a slower safety. Worst play-call in Bucs' history.
got the ball back and everyone in that stadium was shouting "MIKEEE" .
The saints played it honest, just as they would want another team to do in a similar situation. Respect
They said that they were meant to double. The coach even said that he tried to call a time out prior to the play.
I was in Tampa the first time they won the the Superbowl. No better city in world to win in IMO, it was movie like ending for the locals too. People got wild but few took beyond celebration and the cops were very liberal with the law that night. I wish I had video of what I saw leaving the city right after the win, it was surreal everyone was overjoyed and happy.
Been here 30 years and you are spot on. I had never been in a SB winning City. It was electric. You could literally FEEL it in the air! I get goosebumps thinking about it tbh...
That moment was epic -- speaking as an old man here -- somewhat reminded me of the Miracle on Ice in the 1980 Olympics. Didn't think it was possible and BAM! It Happened -- Congrats to Mr. Evans and the Bucs.
Mike Evans. Greatest Buccaneer of all time
Beautiful comment
Derrick Brooks has entered the chat
Barber In that conversation also he got us to that 1st super bowl
The man Lee Roy Selmon…..Warren Sapp…Mike Alstott….John Lynch….
He’s great, but he’s among some darn good Bucs
Greatest offensive Buccaneer of all time.
What a moment
It's a good time to be a bucs fan,
Our Gm is goated
After Bucky's TD, I saw Mike's reaction on the bench and knew he wanted it. I told my daughter if we can get a stop, there might be time for a play. Then Bucs got the ball and I was thinking "no flag, no turnover!". Then that catch, the scramble and Mike and his team mates celebrating. It was gold. I have to think that the NO Defense knew what was up, and defended lightly. If that's so, wow, that's what's up.
He is top 10 wide receiver of all time now ! 😀
As a life-long bucs fan since ‘76 when I was six years old, have a pic with the great Jimmy Giles when I was nine years old, to see the entire team rally around Mike Evans to put him in the elite category with the best receiver of all time, makes me proud to be a fan of the game and the Team. LFG! Go Bucs!
Sure does.
Mike Evans. If young kids want a role model 👍
For it to not even be Todd’s call, that baker was the one that was demanding the offense run one more play just totally won me over with him as the head of the dragon. To say no, we came this far as a team, it takes the whole team for Mike to be able to be in this position at all, man it was a truly special moment. I remember Brady did something kinda similar for Gronk but it wasn’t the same. They did that solely for money. I’ve never seen Raymond James that loud and pexcited. Yeah we won a Super Bowl in our hopme stadium but it was during Covid so it wasn’t as big of a moment. Seriously tho everyone in the playoffs have the potential to make a run and have some pretty good games.
Give the saints credit for stepping aside and letting it happen.
One of thee best moment ever being a bucs fan !!!
This was important to everyone that's invested to the bucs organization. Mike Evans has brought a championship mentality to our team that I hope lasts for a long time. People always ask what's Mike Evans greatest attributes, when trying to say he isn't a great wideout but the overlook his work ethic his consistency. He's done this with some horrible QBs. He's won us a championship. He's undoubtedly our cornerstone. Mike Evans is the greatest buc ever. Past ronde past derrick Brooks.
Two additional comments here, Mike missed 3 1/2 regular games this season so he surely would have reached it earlier had not been hurt. And the thousand yard achievement triggered a $3 million bonus for Mike.!
Saint fan here. Didn't blame 'em one bit. That's a record that may never be duplicated.
I was about to throw hands if they did not get that man his 1,000!! So happy for him! What a final week of games!
I'm glad the Saints played it fairly. They played it the same way they would any other snap, meaning they didn't just let him have it, but they didn't do something unusual like putting 5 guys on him.
Not a Bucs fan, but hats off to them for getting 4 division crowns in a row. Will any team in the NFC South dethrown the Bucs next year?
as a bucs fan that is one i will never forget
Rice is the greatest of all time. With Mikes money and his humbleness/love of fam… he may retire next year or will maybe sign a 1yr contract in 2026. But he’ll be a 1st ballot HOF’r and he should be context with that and the $200M🙌🔥🙌
I’m with TJ I was checking on Mike yards a few times 😊.
hope that wasn't our final celebration.. was so huge
Me neither. But if it is, it was an all-timer
Saquon’s situation was different. Eagles didn’t need that game for anything. Smart to rest starters. Buccaneers needed to win that game so they had to play starters. Going for the record when you have to be out there anyway is an easier decision to make
Watch the Bucs video with Evans catching the record breaking ball and walking straight into the locker room. It’s a nice raw quality video!
I was doing the exactly the same thing going back and forth seeing the stats.
I’m not a Bucs fan, but I was really rooting for ME. Not just a great player but seems to be one of the good guys in sport.
Pure class! I cheered when he got it and I'm not a Bucs fan!
36 seconds to ago I was literally praying God please let Mike get this. God is good and so is Mike Evans love you Mike❤HOF
God doesn't care about football. It's pretty screwed up to pray for that.
@wgooetrik I guess you're atheist no problem I'll still say God bless you and have a great day
Future Hall of Famer for sure
The one and only Nr 13 ❣️🏴☠️❣️
Im Who Dat Nation to the bone gristle.....and theres not a receiver in the league i respect more than Mike. Glad he got that. Is there/Was there ever a better WR/CB rivalry than the 1 between him and Lattimore??? Thats a genuine question i would like to know.
The game could have been on the line, it a was a 1 score lead, and to throw a pass for a single player in that moment is a huge team win. They potentially risked their playoff run on that play. The Eagles coach needs to take a lesson from Bowles, they should have let Saquon Barkley go for the record too. Stuff like that is a huge team win and can bring a lot of momentum into the playoffs.
It was awesome.
Was a exciting 2nd half, you can't write a better script.
As a Bucs fan Mike getting this was more important to me than the playoffs. Just being real.
Then you are not a Bucs fan. You are a fan of individual players. Caring more about an individuals awards than having a chance to win a SB means that you likely use sports for social media attention and validation than caring about the team or the sport itself. Like political people. They would rather care that their candidate wins than the Country is doing well.
@onthebrink1111 lol.
@@AwesomeFinish A fantastic refutation meaning that you know that it is true. I have been a Bucs fan since the time that people told me that spelling Bucs like Buccs was incorrect. A Brady or a Baker bandwagoner. All while acting as if you are the epitome of the Bucs fandom. The new generation that cares less about winning and more about how the Bucs can generate yourself attention on social media.
If I’m the Philadelphia Eagles I would be very careful playing Tampa in the next round.
I thought Tampa plays DC? Am I mistaken? I didnt see the final turn out yet due to illness.
@@Gungho73 Yeah, it's Washington.
@@acebragg5559 I think thats gonna be a really fun game what about you? :)
@@Gungho73 Yep. I live in Tampa and I think it's going to be so good that I probably won't be able to watch. I get too worked up. 🤣 Seriously though, Daniels was who I thought should've been the #1 pick back before the draft. Williams was pretty good for a horrible organization this year though, so he exceeded my low expectations.
This is awesome
And for those who want to * the record because it is now 17 game seasons - Evans has only played every game in a season 5 times, while Rice played every game 10 times, in his 11 seasons Evans has played 168 games while Rice played 172. Rice also didn't play with losing qbs like Winston & McCown.
Made me think of the scene in 'Eight Men Out' when Comiskey robs Eddie of his win bonus.
good chance he ends up top 5 in receiving yards, and top 5 in receiving tds at the end of his career. 2600 yards and 24 tds more
Bucs did this for gronk to get a bonus too. Mike Evans isn't celebrated enough on a day when tyrek is shooting his way out of Miami that made him the highest paid reciever and gave up a lot for him. Tyrek left a perennial Superbowl participant nevermind contender for the "bag" while Mike Evans had good chunk of his prime wasted on QB carousel of mccown, Fitzpatrick, and on and just kept showing up and producing. I'll take a humble good teammate like Mike Evans over an Antonio brown or tyrek hill any day.
Controversial thought: moments like this matter far more for an NFL team than winning a Super Bowl
Litteral Mike drop
He caught it though
@Neckrollios18 it went over your head, and below your knees. sorry
@@DrewMarqX6 I'm just kidding I know it was a joke. I don't understand the below the knees comment though
Would Nick Siriani have just taken a knee? lol The Bucs recognized that their teammate getting a record was worth the risk of the whole season blowing up. Yes, maybe someone could have gotten hurt or they could have had a turnover and lost the game and missed the playoffs. Eh, odds are disaster wasn't going to strike so let's try to get our guy his record. His teammates were pumped for him and now they're going into the playoffs fired up. I'm guessing there are some Eagles players that are bummed out that they left Barkley out to dry and they'll still be thinking about it coming into this weekend's game. Ideal football karma moment - things work where TB and Philly face each other in the playoffs and the team that went for the record wins out.
Be on the lookout for Antonio Brown because I am anticipating he is going to say something negative about Mike Evans.
😂😂
It couldn’t happen to a nicer player. I didn’t think he would get it when NO kept converting first downs and the clock was under a minute? I really didn’t think they’d get it back for Mike to get the record. The scary thing is because the record was for “consecutive seasons”, there is no next year. It’s not like the most TDs or the most receptions. Those keep going and you can add more next year, but if he missed this by five stinking yards, his streak would be broken forever. Even if he got 2,000 next season, he could never get that record back.
I couldn’t be happier for any player, who is more deserving of history. He has a chance now to even break Jerry’s record and be alone on top. I hope Mike many more 1000 yard seasons. Somehow, somewhere, some artist is sculpting Mike’s bust for the Hall Of Fame. I think this was the only time I have ever heard them fire the canons for something that wasn’t a score? That was for Mike! Thank you Mike Evans for many years of thrills and watching you play at a level few receivers will ever get to.
Nice.
Better keep those receipts
You couldn’t have scripted it any better😉😉
To the dude in the corner: there’s a difference between the Evans record and the Saquon record. The Bucs needed Evans to play, and to get him his record he only needed one extra pass at the end. Saquon would’ve had to suit up for a good portion of a meaningless game, and likely would need the rest of the starters to do the same.
True but this could have been saquans only shoot at it
@ sucks. I know. Just saying, comparing the risk factor of the two scenarios is completely different.
Evans also put his career into the Bucs where Saquon is great but just signed there.
Im surprised he was able to get that 1k tbh he didnt play like 4 or 5 games
FIRE THE CANNONS!
This guy wanted saquon to rest instead of breaking records but praises mike Evans for not resting and tying a record. Why the difference?
The Bucs had to win the game to even make the playoffs. The Eagles did not have anything to gain playoff wise. If you can not see the difference then that is on your own level of knowledge of the game.
The sad thing is the huge name Jerry Rice is, but the name that Mike Evans has is not even close. It is because Rice is part of a classic organization known historically for winning, but Tampa is known for losing the most games in a row (26) when the franchise launched. Evans will be fortunate if he is voted into the Hall of Fame because the Bucs at least for the last five years have been a highly competitive organization with Tom Brady and now Baker Mayfield.
Rams game to lose. They gotta violent D and lots of tape on the Purple. Home crowd is also louder than folks think.
"Why wouldn't the Saints, like, quintuple team Mike Evans?"
The Saints are to Mike Evans as Brett Favre is to Michael Strahan
I like how the saints let him have the 5.....hope Jerry doesn't do a gastinaeu...
He’s too classy for that
Is Jerry Rice gonna try and fight the Saints 20 years from now for letting him tie it? Lmfao
F all that talk. We need to start putting our foot down and stop playing these up an down games. I’m 813 born n raise and I’m tired of seeing the below grade play on the football field. Coaching is not where it needs to be, we have no depth in key positions. Our secondary is lost in space. Linebackers not doing their assignment, and our offense line / TE can’t hold a block longer then they stand up and pee
And yet we have one of the best offenses and the best defense in the league for the 2nd part of the season hmmmm not sure what you expect..we are the only team in NFL history to complete 70 percent of their passes while averaging 5yds per rush for the entire season..I'm thinking you don't follow stats much
@@sirhc221nah man the defense is pretty bad lol. Love the offense but that defense is our downfall.
Don't forget that Mike Evans earned his contract bonus of $3 million for topping 1000 yards!! Dude is taking his family to the casino for a reason
His contract is worth a little more than that😂
Well, the difference is the Bucs needed to win the game to get into the playoffs. If they lost and the falcons won, they'd be going home. Eagles didn't have those issue.
Why did KC LET DENVER WIN?. Cause it’s the NFL. We give rights earned and your rights to win
I want to be reincarnated or birthed in the Multiverse where this offense(with a healthy CGodwin) has the 98-2005 defense..Plus Vita Vea for
Good measure lol