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• Buccaneers' Mike Evans: Gets into end zone Sunday

  7H ago • By RotoWire

  Evans secured five of nine targets for 31 yards and a touchdown in the Buccaneers' 23-20 loss to the Panthers on Sunday. Evans appeared to be on his way to a big day when he hauled in a one-yard scoring grab with just over four minutes remaining in the first quarter, but he was relatively contained the rest of the afternoon. His day also closed out on a sour note, as Scott Smith of the team's official site reports Evans misread Baker Mayfield's intentions on a fourth-quarter pass that resulted in a game-sealing interception for Carolina. The Buccaneers still have a chance to win the NFC South by prevailing in their final two contests, however, so Evans will be locked in during a Week 17 road matchup against a beatable Dolphins secondary.

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• Buccaneers' Mike Evans: Good to go

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Evans (collarbone/rest) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Panthers. Evans returned from a long-term absence last week, catching six of 12 targets for 132 yards in a 29-28 loss to the Falcons. He finished out this week with a full practice, so it won't come as any surprise if he gets a boost in playing time relative to last week's 54 percent snap share.

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• Buccaneers' Mike Evans: Receives Thursday off

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Evans (collarbone/rest) was listed as a non-participant in Thursday's practice. Evans had previously been listed as a limited participant in Wednesday's practice while he continued to get extra maintenance for his fractured collarbone, which kept him out for six games before he returned to action in last Thursday's 29-28 loss to the Falcons. Though a mid-week downgrade in practice activity is normally worrisome, the fact that the Buccaneers are also attributing Evans' absence to rest suggests that Thursday may have been a pre-planned off day for the veteran wideout. Assuming Evans is able to practice Friday in some fashion, he should be ready to play a full complement of snaps in Sunday's game at Carolina.

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• Buccaneers' Mike Evans: WRs to Start

  4D ago • By Jamey Eisenberg

  Evans returned from his six-game absence with a collarbone injury in Week 15 against Atlanta and had six catches for 132 yards on 12 targets. He should be locked into lineups in Week 16 at Carolina, and the Panthers have allowed the opposing No. 1 receiver to score at least 15.1 PPR points in seven games in a row. Evans has 36 catches for 606 yards and seven touchdowns in his past five games against Carolina, and in two games against the Panthers last season, Evans had 16 catches for 215 yards and three touchdowns on 21 targets.

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• Buccaneers' Mike Evans: Logs limited practice Wednesday

  4D ago • By RotoWire

  Evans (collarbone) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports. Evans returned to action last Thursday against the Falcons for the first time since breaking his collarbone during Week 7 action at Detroit, and he managed to log a 54 percent snap share en route to six catches (on 12 targets) for 132 yards. His practice limitations this week likely are related to maintenance, but his status still bears watching as the weekend draws closer to ensure he'll be available Sunday in Carolina.

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