Hey, it wasn’t all sad Thursday night.

– The Tampa Bay Bucs fell to the Atlanta Falcons in overtime on Thursday, 36-30, marking just the team’s third loss over its last 11 regular season games played.

– Mike Evans hauled in five receptions for 62 yards and two touchdowns on Thursday, reaching the 100 total touchdown mark for his career. His 100 total touchdowns make him the 26th player in league history to accomplish that feat. He tied Frank Gore as well as Hall of Famers Franco Harris and Curtis Martin (100) for the 23rd-most total touchdowns in NFL history.

– Evans now has 99 career receiving touchdowns, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer Don Hutson for the 11th-most receiving touchdowns in NFL history.

– With his two receiving touchdowns, Evanssurpassed Antonio Gates for the seventh-most games with multiple receiving touchdowns in NFL history.

MOST CAREER GAMES WITH 2+ RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS – SINCE 1970 MERGER

Rank Player Games

1. Jerry Rice* 44

2. Randy Moss* 36

3. Terrell Owens* 32

4t. Cris Carter* 29

4t. Marvin Harrison* 29

6. Davante Adams 23

7. Mike Evans 22

8. Antonio Gates 21

9. Rob Gronkowski 20

10. Four Players Tied 19

– Evans now has 12 receiving touchdowns vs. Atlanta in his career, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for the second-most ever vs. the Falcons and trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (25).

– With his receiving total in the game, Evanssurpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin (11,904) for the 30th-most receiving yards in NFL history. Evans also surpassed Mike Alstott (158) for the ninth-most games played in franchise history.

– As a team, Tampa Bay rushed for 160 yards on Thursday – it’s most in a single game since 11/13/22 vs. the Seattle Seahawks in Munich. Rachaad Whitecarried the ball 10 times for 72 yards (7.2 avg.), including a career-long 56-yard rush. Bucky Irvingadded nine carries for 44 yards (4.9 avg.).

– Tampa Bay’s 6.2 yards per rush attempt marked its highest average in a game with 20-or-more carries since 12/29/19 vs. Atlanta.

– Baker Mayfield completed 19-of-24 passes for 180 yards and three touchdowns, with no interceptions, earning a 137.5 passer rating.

– Through Thursday’s action, Mayfield is tied for the league lead in passing touchdowns and ranks third in passer rating.

PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS – 2024 SEASON

Through Thursday, Oct. 3

Rank Player (Team) Pass TD

1t. Baker Mayfield (TB) 11

1t. Sam Darnold (MIN) 11

3. Kirk Cousins (ATL) 8

4t. Josh Allen (BUF) 7

4t. Joe Burrow (CIN) 7

PASSER RATING LEADERS – 2024 SEASON

Through Thursday, Oct. 3

Rank Player (Team) Pass Rtg.

1. Sam Darnold (MIN) 115.8

2. Josh Allen (BUF) 115.7

3. Baker Mayfield (TB) 113.1

4. Joe Burrow (CIN) 107.6

5. Jayden Daniels (WAS) 106.6

– Mayfield threw three opening-half touchdowns for the first time since 12/6/20 at Tennessee when he was a member of the Cleveland Browns. He now has 12 career regular season games with three-or-more touchdown passes.

– Sterling Shepard caught his first touchdown pass as a member of the Tampa Bay Bucs, bringing in a 4-yard pass from Mayfield. He now has 24 career touchdown receptions.

– Chris Godwin finished with a team-high 64 yards receiving on five catches. He has had 5+ receptions and 50+ receiving yards in his past six regular season games, including all five games so far this season – the longest-such active streak in the NFL. His 53 games with 5+ receptions and 50+ yards since 2019 are the 3rd-most in the NFL, trailing only Davante Adams (54) and Stefon Diggs (54).

MOST GAMES WITH 5+ RECEPTIONS AND 50+ RECEIVING YARDS – SINCE 2019

Rank Player (Team) Games

1t. Davante Adams (LV) 54

1t. Stefon Diggs (HOU) 54

3. Chris Godwin (TB) 53

4. Travis Kelce (KC) 52

5. Tyreek Hill (KC) 49

– The Bucs scored 24 points in the opening half for the second consecutive game, marking the first time they’ve accomplished that feat since Weeks 3-4 of the 2019 season.

– Defensively, LB Lavonte David contributed eight tackles, and two passes defensed, including an interception late in the fourth quarter. David now has 13 career interceptions, tying him with Bobby Wagner and Jordan Hicks for the most among active linebackers. His 67 career passes defensed are the second-most among active linebackers, trailing only Bobby Wagner (69).

– DB Tykee Smith led the team with a career-high 11 tackles, adding a pass defensed and his first career forced fumble.

– CB Zyon McCollum tacked on two passes defensed to bring his season total to eight, which leads all NFL players through Thursday’s game. He finished second on the team in tackles, with 10.

– DL Logan Hall put forth the first multi-sack game of his career, giving him a team-high 3.0 sacks on the season and pushing his career total to 6.0.

– NT Vita Vea picked up his second sack of the season, dropping Kirk Cousins for a 9-yard loss in the opening quarter. He now has 25.5 sacks in his NFL career.

– OLB Anthony Nelson dropped Kirk Cousins for an 8-yard sack, bringing his season total to 2.0 and his career total to 16.5.

– With his three made field goals on Thursday, including a pair of 53-yarders, Chase McLaughlin set a new Bucs franchise record for consecutive regular season field goals made (28), surpassing Connor Barth (25). McLaughlin owns the best field goal percentage from 50+ yards in NFL history (min. 20 attempts). He is the first Bucs kicker with two-or-more made field goals of 50+ yards in a single game since Connor Barth in 2012.

HIGHEST CAREER FG% FROM 50+ YARDS – ALL-TIME

Min. 20 Attempts of 50+ Yards

Rank Player (50+ FGM-FGA) 50+ FG%

1. Chase McLaughlin (29-of-34) 85.3%

2. Jeff Wilkins (20-of-24) 83.3%

3. Chris Boswell (35-of-43) 81.4%

4. Daniel Carlson (28-of-36) 77.8%

5. Evan McPherson (24-of-31) 77.4%

– McLaughlin’s 14 field goals made of 50+ yards for Tampa Bay are the second-most in team history, trailing only Connor Barth’s 15.

MOST FIELD GOALS MADE FROM 50+ YARDS – FRANCHISE HISTORY

Rank Player 50+ FGM

1. Connor Barth 15

2. Chase McLaughlin 14

3. Martin Gramatica 12

– Bucs DB Tavierre Thomas blocked a field goal in the game – the second of his NFL career, and the first by a Tampa Bay player since Pat O’Connor blocked a Justin Tucker field goal on 10/27/22 vs. Baltimore.

– Sean Tucker had kick returns of 53 and 33 yards on Thursday – both surpassing his previous career long. Tucker’s 53-yard return was the longest for the Bucs since Deven Thompkins on 12/11/22 at San Francisco. Bucky Irving also added a 39-yard kickoff return, the longest of his rookie season. The Bucs’ 36.5 yards per kickoff return were the team’s fourth-most in a game with three-or-more returns in franchise history. The 36.5 avg. return also stands as the second-most by any NFL team since the start of last season (Arizona, 41.0 avg. on 9/8/24).