TAMPA, Fla. — On a team that doesn’t have much star power, Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans may be shining the brightest of any rookie this season.

Evans took over the game in the Bucs’ 27-7 win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday, catching seven passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns.

After watching an ESPN “30 for 30” documentary Saturday night on former Minnesota Vikings great Randy Moss, Evans wanted to copy the swagger of one of his favorite receivers. It was appropriate, since Evans became the first rookie since Moss in 1998 to have three consecutive games with at least 100 yards receiving and one touchdown.

In fact, the last rookie to have 200 yards receiving and a pair of touchdowns in a game was Anquan Boldin, who did it for the Arizona Cardinals in 2003.

“I didn’t do Cam (Newton); I did the Randy Moss,” Evans said. “I did that in college; I did that a couple times here.

“The swagger (Moss) plays with, he has fun with the game and I try to do that and model that. Yeah, I try to. Talk a little smack, whenever I score, have fun. Things like that.”

Certainly, his teammates were impressed.

“I played with A.J. (Green), played with Chad (Ochocinco), played with Terrell (Owens),” left tackle Anthony Collins said. “Mike will be the next one. He’s really good, and he’s learning from a veteran in Vincent Jackson. It’s going to be real beautiful.”

Evans is learning on the fly while running the fly pattern. Take his first touchdown Sunday.

While going in motion in the third quarter, Evans noticed the Redskins were playing a Cover 2 trap, meaning the cornerback was likely to drop like it’s another coverage before settling down and flat because he knew he had help over top with the safety.

“The first touchdown, we were laughing,” quarterback Josh McCown said. “He was going in motion and he was asking me about doing something and so I’m telling him while he’s in motion, ‘Yeah, yeah, do that, do that, do that.’

“We had a route called and it was something he was going to add to it. We talked about it possibly on the sideline. So it was truly a last-second adjustment there, and he made a great play.”

Evans blew past cornerback Bashaud Breeland and got up on safety Ryan Clark too quickly for him to help out. The result was a 36-yard touchdown that gave the Bucs some cushion at 20-7.

“I was motioning over, and I said, ‘Josh, just throw it up,'” Evans said. “He said, ‘Yeah, yeah.’ We got the coverage we wanted, and he threw a good ball.”

McCown was a teammate of Boldin with the Cardinals when he had his 200-yard receiving effort in the 2003 season opener.

“I was there that day Anquan did that,” McCown said. “I think Anquan caught like one ball in the preseason. It was opening day and I’m sitting there thinking, ‘Geez, this guy, we’ve got something special.’ Obviously, Mike being the seventh pick, you expect it more, I guess. But certainly to take over and do the things he did today, it’s special.”

REP0RT CARD VS. REDSKINS

–PASSING OFFENSE: A — Mike Evans showed he can take over games and is faster than most give him credit for. He ran behind the Redskins’ defense all day to finish with 209 yards receiving and two TDs. Josh McCown had a 137.5 passer rating and threw some nice deep balls. The offensive line protected well enough to let his receivers get downfield.

–RUSHING OFFENSE: D — The Bucs still can’t run the football. Rookie Charles Sims gave them a spark with runs of 11 and 12 yards. But overall, he finished with 36 yards on 13 carries, a 2.8 average. He has become the Bucs’ feature back however. It remains to be seen what happens when Doug Martin returns.

–PASSING DEFENSE: A — The Bucs got after RGIII, sacking him six times and forcing a pair of interceptions. Jacquies Smith led the way with two sacks and a forced fumble. Gerald McCoy had 1.5 sacks. They also got 11 hits on Griffin.

–RUSHING DEFENSE: D — The Bucs didn’t stop the run. Alfred Morris had 96 yards on 20 carries and the Redskins rushed for 155. Of course, much of that didn’t matter in the fourth quarter when the issue was decided.

–SPECIAL TEAMS: D — The Bucs had another gaffe. This time it was PR Marcus Thigpen losing a fumble on a fair catch. Patrick Murray was solid with two field goals and Michael Koenen had a nice game when he needed one. But you can’t forgive the turnover.

–COACHING: A — Give Lovie Smith some love. He showed the Bucs tape of his Bears defenses and how they took the ball away. It must have worked because the Bucs finally got some turnovers. He thinks his team has belief now.