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Mike Evans of the Bucs and Marlon Humphrey of the Ravens missed the Monday Night Football game due to injuries
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Mike Evans of the Bucs and Marlon Humphrey of the Ravens missed the Monday Night Football game due to injuries

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans was forced to withdraw from the team's “Monday Night Football” game against the Baltimore Ravens due to a hamstring injury and was out for the remainder of the contest, the team announced. Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey was also sidelined with a knee injury.

Evans became the 11th player in NFL history to score 100 receiving touchdowns and the fifth to score all 100 touchdowns with the same team before retiring. Over his 11-year career in Tampa Bay and prior to Monday's matchup, Evans had recorded 787 receptions for 11,990 yards in 160 games played.

How Evans' loss impacts Bucs

Evans is obviously one of Mayfield's favorite targets and his departure came at a time when the Buccaneers were getting pretty much everything they wanted in the passing game. Since going down, Mayfield has thrown two interceptions. After sustaining the injury, Evans left the field of play to the locker room under his own power.

Tampa Bay has other options, including Chris Godwin, one of the NFL's top receivers, but Evans is difficult to replace. — Jeff Zrebiec, Ravens beat writer

Who will replace Humphrey?

Humphrey, Balimore's top cornerback, was ruled out for the rest of the game with a knee injury. This is a big blow to the Ravens' pass defense, which was a step behind all night. He had two interceptions in the first half and assisted on 10 Baltimore points.

Rookie first-round pick Nate Wiggins will likely play corner the rest of the way. — Zrebiec

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