Baker Mayfield: Getting Mike Evans 1,000 yards and winning go hand in hand [Video]

The Buccaneers head into Sunday’s game against the Saints with eyes on winning the NFC South and advancing to the playoffs, but there’s also some individual business they’d like to take care of at their home field.

Wide receiver Mike Evans has 915 receiving yards on the season, which means he’s 85 yards away from getting 1,000 yards for the 11th straight season. That would tie him with Jerry Rice for the longest such streak in NFL history and it was a topic of conversation around the team on Wednesday.

Head coach Todd Bowles said “there’s no balance” between trying to win and trying to get Evans the record because winning is the focus, but quarterback Baker Mayfield sees things a little different. According to Mayfield, the path to winning is one that means that Evans is going to have a big day.

“To get him to that — obviously, …