Evans ties franchise record with 4-game touchdown streak
Mike Evans ended one streak Sunday while extending another as the dynamic rookie receiver of the Buccaneers accounted for Tampa Bay’s lone touchdown.

The first-round pick out of Texas A&M was targeted 11 times against the Bears, catching three passes for 47 yards. One of his grabs was a 19-yard TD reception from Josh McCown early in the second quarter as he split out left and easily got behind rookie CB Kyle Fuller for a 7-0 lead.

“Josh told me in the huddle to go get it,’’ said Evans, who had boasted at least four receptions in each of his first nine NFL games. “I knocked (Fuller’s) hand down, ran into the end zone and Josh threw a great ball.’’

Evans has scored six times in his past four games and his stretch of four consecutive games with at least one receiving TD matches a franchise record last accomplished by Mike Williams over the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

Williams also holds the franchise single-season mark for most TD catches with 11 in 2010, so Evans could stand alone in that category with four scoring receptions in the final five weeks.

“I’m not surprised,’’ Evans said when asked about the 5-foot-11 Fuller attempting to cover him without help, while giving up six inches. “He’s a good corner. It was definitely a lost opportunity today. We were doing some great things on offense. They couldn’t really stop us. We were doing what we wanted to do — and then the elements took over. The ball was real wet and it was unfortunate.’’