After going 3-2 to start 2023 and 4-2 to start 2024, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are off to their best start in recent memory, going 5-1 in the first six weeks of 2025. The Buccaneers are the best team in the NFC thanks to their quarterback, Baker Mayfield, who is playing at an MVP level. Mayfield has been carrying the Buccaneers while wide receiver Mike Evans has been out with a hamstring injury since Week 3. On an MVP pace and playing the Detroit Lions on “Monday Night Football,” Mayfield and the Buccaneers got a positive update on Evans, who could be available to play on Monday. Possessing one of the better offenses in the NFL (12th, 353.5 yards), Tampa Bay could add to it. Buccaneers beat writer Rick Stroud reported that Evans is supposed to practice on Thursday, which makes it likely he’ll be eligible to play on Monday against the Lions. Evans only has 140 receiving yards and one touchdown this season. Getting Evans back healthy for the rest of the season not only helps the Buccaneers’ playoff chances buRead More
Buccaneers get positive update on star WR ahead of Lions game
