The Facts: Although the team listed Evans as questionable on its injury report Thursday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Evans plans to play against the WFT on Saturday.
Diehards Line:
That’s really not a surprise given the stakes and Evans’ toughness. Evans is in his seventh season, and has become the only player in NFL history with seven consecutive 1,000-yard seasons to start a career, but he has never played in a playoff game. Evans has missed only six games in seven seasons and played through hamstring and ankle injuries this season. In fact, Evans was doubtful for the season opener against the Saints but ended up playing 65 snaps. HC Bruce Arians said this week that Evans has “a chance” to play Saturday but expected the receiver to be a “game-time decision. ..." We'll be following up through the inactive announcement in the 90 minutes leading up to Saturday night's kickoff.