Mike Evans Fantasy Week 2: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Bears

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout Mike Evans will be up against the team with last year's 17th-ranked passing defense, the Chicago Bears (218.6 yards conceded per game), in Week 2 -- beginning at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday.

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Evans vs. Bears Game Info

• Matchup: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Chicago Bears
• Game Day: September 17, 2023
• Game Time: 1:00 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 9.16
• Projected Receiving Yards: 66.60
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.42

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Evans 2022 Fantasy Performance

• Evans picked up 148.4 fantasy points (9.9 per game), 16th at his position and 65th in the NFL.
• In his one game this year, Evans picked up 12.6 fantasy points. He had 66 receiving yards on six catches (10 targets) and one touchdown.
• Evans accumulated 38.7 fantasy points -- 10 receptions, 207 yards and three touchdowns -- in his best performance last year, in Week 17 versus the Carolina Panthers.
• In Week 4 versus the Kansas City Chiefs, Evans picked up 22.3 fantasy points, with this stat line: eight receptions, 103 yards and two touchdowns. That was his second-best output of the season.
• In his worst game of the season -- Week 16 against the Arizona Cardinals -- Evans ended up with 2.9 fantasy points. His stat line was: three catches, 29 yards, on eight targets.
• Evans accumulated 3.1 fantasy points -- two receptions, 31 yards, on nine targets -- in his second-worst game of the season (Week 12 against the Cleveland Browns).

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Bears Defensive Performance

• Against Chicago last year, three players registered more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Bears allowed 13 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Against Chicago last season, six players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Bears last year, three players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Chicago let six players rack up over 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• The Bears allowed 20 players to secure a TD pass against them last season.
• Chicago gave up at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to two players last season.
• In the ground game, five players recorded more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Bears last season.
• In terms of run defense, Chicago allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 24 players last season.
• The Bears gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to five players last year.

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