Mike Evans Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Vikings

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout Mike Evans will be up against the team with last season's 31st-ranked passing defense, the Minnesota Vikings (265.6 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday.

Considering Evans for your daily fantasy lineup, with his next game against the Vikings? We've got stats and info for you below.

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Evans vs. Vikings Game Info

• Matchup: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings
• Game Day: September 10, 2023
• Game Time: 1:00 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.58
• Projected Receiving Yards: 63.17
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.38

Evans 2022 Fantasy Performance

• Evans was 16th at his position, and 65th overall, with 148.4 fantasy points (9.9 per game) last season.
• Evans picked up 38.7 fantasy points -- 10 receptions, 207 yards and three touchdowns -- in his best performance last year, in Week 17 against the Carolina Panthers.
• In his second-best performance last year, Evans picked up 22.3 fantasy points -- via eight receptions, 103 yards and two touchdowns -- in Week 4 against the Kansas City Chiefs.
• In Week 16 versus the Arizona Cardinals, Evans finished with a season-low 2.9 fantasy points, via these numbers: three receptions, 29 yards, on eight targets.
• In Week 12 against the Cleveland Browns, Evans collected 3.1 fantasy points (his second-lowest total of the season), via this stat line: two receptions, 31 yards, on nine targets.

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Vikings Defensive Performance

• Against Minnesota last season, eight players posted more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 15 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Vikings last year.
• Against Minnesota last season, six players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Vikings allowed at least three passing touchdowns to two opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Versus Minnesota last season, six players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Vikings allowed 21 players to reel in a TD pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Minnesota allowed two players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run D, the Vikings allowed one player to put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• In terms of run defense, Minnesota allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 14 players last season.
• In the running game, the Vikings allowed four players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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