Mike Evans

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans played on Thursday night for the first time and since Week 7 and looked like, well, Mike Evans. He worked downfield most of the night and made numerous tough, contested grabs. Evans finished with 12 targets, six catches, and 132 yards -- all team highs. He had two red-zone targets, with the first falling incomplete on a fade from Atlanta's one-yard line and the second drawing a 10-yard pass interference penalty on CB A.J. Terrell. Evans took a few big hits in this one and left at one point to be evaluated for what looked like a right shoulder injury. But he quickly returned and finished out the game.

Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka didn't kill you if you used him in fantasy lineups vs. the Falcons on Thursday night, finishing with four catches for 64 yards. Both those marks -- and Egbuka's seven targets -- ranked second on the team behind only WR Mike Evans. But a deeper dive into Tampa Bay's WR usage in this one reveals a major concern for Egbuka going forward.

Well, it's better than the previous two weeks. Egbuka wasn't great, but he was involved even with Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan returning from injury Thursday. Still, it's another statline that pales in comparison to what his early success looked like, and it's fair to wonder if those numbers are going to come again in 2025. The next chance to do so comes in a massive matchup for the Bucs against the Panthers in Week 16.

it was a very quiet day for Godwin, but he was able to not only get into the end zone on a connection with Baker Mayfield, but he also picked up the two-point conversion a play later on a pass from Mayfield. Godwin now has added competition with both Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan back, but he he's in the WR3 conversation for Week 16 against the Panthers.

Evans (collarbone) brought in six of 12 targets for 132 yards in the Buccaneers' 29-28 loss to the Falcons on Thursday night.