The Atlanta Falcons will face a shorthanded Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense, as receivers Chris Godwin and Mike Evans won't play due to injuries.
during his press conference Tuesday. Evans, who has battled a hamstring injury for the past two games, limped to the locker room in the second quarter ofsuffered a dislocated ankle
The 31-year-old Evans is a crucial loss to Tampa Bay's offense, as he caught five passes for 64 yards and two touchdowns against Atlanta in the first meeting between the two teams. Across 19 career games versus the Falcons, Evans has caught 97 passes for 1,469 yards and 13 touchdowns. Before the Week 5 matchup, Falcons defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake dubbed Evans a first ballot Hall of Fame player, citing his 10 consecutive seasons eclipsing 1,000 receiving yards."He's got great size for a wide receiver," Lake said. "He has great extension, leaping ability. He catches the ball extremely well. He tracks the ball really well.
"So when you're throwing to Mike Evans, I bet those quarterbacks are more thinking it's probably 90-10 in his favor that he's going to catch it, not 50-50. I mean, I could go on and on."Atlanta and Tampa Bay will fight for the lead of the NFC South at 1 p.m. Sunday inside Raymond James Stadium.Daniel Flick is an accredited NFL writer for Sports Illustrated's FanNation.
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