Bucs Record Watch 2024: Week 6 at Saints

The Bucks, who missed a golden opportunity to take a two-game lead in the NFC South at 4-1, will look to bounce back from last Thursday’s loss when they face the Saints in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon.

Bucks QB Baker Mayfield – Photo courtesy of USA Today

Tampa Bay opened NFC South play with a heartbreaking loss to Atlanta last week, so the team can’t afford to fall to 0-2 in divisional play when it faces New Orleans. The Bucks narrowly won the division championship in 2022 and 2023, finishing 4-2 against NFC South opponents in both years. So, with that in mind, a loss to the Saints would be extremely detrimental to the team’s chances of winning a fourth division championship.

The Bucks had a long break between Weeks 5 and 6 as they played Thursday Night Football. But it’s far from a typical game week for Tampa Bay, considering the team left early to avoid the effects of Hurricane Milton. Ownership arranged a large traveling party in New Orleans and held a traveling party in Orlando for those staying in Florida.

The Saints are facing their own challenges, missing just one week of play on Monday Night Football and a rash of injuries, including starting quarterback Derek Carr missing Sunday’s game. I’m dealing with it.

As always, there’s another story to this Week 6 matchup beyond the NFC South implications, and that’s why we’re here now. As we do every week here at PewterReport.com, this week we take a look at what else is coming up during this week’s games. Of course, we’re talking about records and milestones that some Bucks are aiming for.

last week, Mike Evans becomes the 26th player in NFL history to do so. Reach 100 total touchdowns He tied Pro Football Hall of Famer Don Hutson for the 11th most touchdowns in league history (99).

Here’s how things stand heading into Week 6.

baker mayfield

Mayfield is 887 yards behind Craig Erickson (6,094 yards), ninth in franchise history.

Mayfield is also trying to move into eighth place on the Bucs’ all-time passing touchdowns list, but he’s still a long way off. He needs another 23 years to pass Steve DeBerg, 61.

mike evans

Bucks WR Mike Evans – Photo by Cliff Welch/PR

Evans is scheduled to play his 160th game as a backup on Sunday, tying him with Tony Mayberry for eighth-most in team history.

With 44 more receiving yards, Evans will become the 18th player in NFL history to reach 12,000 receiving yards with a single franchise. If he gains 106 yards, he will pass Derrick Mason (12,061) for 29th place in league history. Meanwhile, Evans has 128 receiving yards, which ranks 28th all-time, ahead of Hines Ward (12,083).

Evans needs one more receiving touchdown to tie Pro Football Hall of Famers Tim Brown and Steve Largent (100) for ninth place in league history. He also became the fifth fastest player to reach 100 career receiving touchdowns, joining Jerry Rice, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens and Marvin Harrison. Evans also becomes the seventh player with a franchise to have 100 receiving touchdowns.

Evans ties Steve Largent (101) for 22nd place in league history for touchdowns of any kind.

Evans would need 44 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown to reach 12,000 receiving yards and 100 receiving touchdowns in his career. He becomes the 10th player in NFL history to accomplish the feat, joining Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Larry Fitzgerald, Tony Gonzalez, Marvin Harrison, Steve Largent, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens and Jerry Rice. . All eight eligible players in that group are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Fitzgerald will be eligible at least once.

Ratchard White

White needs 34 more yards receiving to reach 1,000 career yards, becoming the ninth running back in Tampa Bay to reach that mark.

With four more receptions, White will pass Cadillac Williams (134) for sixth place on the Bucks all-time list.

White needs 56 more yards to pass Gary Anderson (1,021) for eighth-most yards in franchise history. With 126 more to go, he will pass Doug Martin (1,091) for seventh place.

Cade Otton

Bucks TE Cade Otton – Photo courtesy of USA Today

Otton needs six more receiving yards to reach 1,000 yards in his career. He is on track to become the 12th tight end in Bucs history to reach that mark in Tampa Bay.

Otton is nine receptions away from passing Calvin McGee (114 receptions) as the No. 9 tight end in Bucs history, and would need 14 more receptions to move past OJ Howard (119 receptions) into eighth place. .

Will Gholston

Sunday will be Golston’s 175th game with the Bucks, leaving him nine games removed from passing Paul Gruber (183) for fifth place in franchise history.

labonte david

David needs four more sacks to pass David Logan (39.0 sacks) for sixth place in team history.

If he defends seven more passes, David will pass Carlton Davis III (73) for fourth in franchise history.

Sunday was David’s 187th game as a backup, leaving him four games removed from passing Dave Moore (190 games) for third place in franchise history.

Jamel Dean

Bucs RT Luke Goedeke and K Chase McLaughlin – Photo courtesy of USA Today

Dean had six passes defensed before passing Aqib Talib (54), seventh most in Buccaneer history.

Chase McLaughlin

McLaughlin is quick to insist. Considered one of the best kickers in franchise historyEven if he was only with the team for one full season and five games in 2024. After making two field goals from over 50 yards last week against the Falcons. McLaughlin draws with Martin Gramatica He recorded the second-most field goals from 50 yards or more in team history.

This marks one more 50-plus field goal and puts McLaughlin in line with Connor Barth (15) for the most field goals in Bucs history.