To close out Week 7 of the 2025 NFL season, the Buccaneers were on their way to take on the Lions. On the year, Tampa Bay is averaging 24.9 points per game.
However, the Bucs’ offense struggled against the Lions’ defense. Ultimately, the team lost 24-9 to Detroit and scored one touchdown at MNF. During that loss to the Lions, Buccaneers WR Mike Evans suffered an unfortunate injury. Not only does Evans have a concussion, but he also broke his collarbone in Week 7. There is some hope that Mike Evans can return sometime in December.
Mike Evans suffered a broken collarbone in a Week 7 loss to the Lions
If Mike Evans doesn’t have a regular timeline for this injury, he’ll be back in early to mid-December. Enough time for the play-offs. https://t.co/oruQHhvxlb
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 21, 2025
At MNF in Week 7, Buccaneers WR Mike Evans made his return after a three-game absence. He was struggling with a hamstring injury. Luckily, Evans didn’t end up on IR and was able to play against the Lions in Week 7. Evans’ return did not last long. The 32-year-old suffered a concussion and a broken collarbone in the second quarter. Mike Evans had to be helped off the field by several trainers and was clearly shaken.
The Pro Bowl WR finished the game with zero catches on four targets. Through four games in 2025, Mike Evans has 14 catches for 140 yards and one touchdown. With the amount of time Evans will miss this season, his streak of over 1,000 receiving yards will come to an end. He had over 1,000 receiving yards in the first eleven seasons of his professional career. That series will end in 2025.
PRAYERS FOR MIKE EVANS.
This looked very scary.
Evans remained on the lawn for a while and is now being attended to by medical personnel, who are being taken off the field.
🙏🙏🙏
pic.twitter.com/lzRU4I1SeK
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) October 21, 2025
Despite the MNF loss to the Lions, the Buccaneers are still 5-2. That’s first in the NFC South through seven weeks. For the foreseeable future, Tampa Bay’s offense will have to function without Mike Evans. The Buccaneers played their final three games like this before returning in Week 7.
One player the team has turned to a lot in 2025 is rookie WR Emeka Egbuka. He leads the Bucs with 54 catches for 527 yards and five receiving touchdowns. In week 6, Egbuka suffered a hamstring injury and left the match. However, he recovered quickly and was available for Tampa Bay in Week 7. Without Mike Evans making progress, Egbuka will remain one of Baker Mayfield’s top targets.
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