Tampa Bay Buccaneers trio Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Bucky Irving were each absent from Thursday's practice.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hosting the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 4 and it's one of the games to watch. However, is Mike Evans playing for the home team?

Buccaneers star wide receiver Mike Evans is expected to miss three to four weeks with a strained left hamstring, sources told ESPN.

The season hasn’t gotten off to an ideal start for Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans. He was pulled during the team’s Week 3 matchup against the New York Jets due to a hamstring injury and missed Week 4 against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Having not played since Week 3 -- when his stats were: 4 receptions, 33 yards, 1 TD -- Mike Evans and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Detroit Lions in Week 7, on Monday at 7 p.m. ET. Game Time: 7 p.m. Evans is currently not on this week's injury report. The Buccaneers have no other receivers on the injury report.

Not long after nearly losing a fumble on a sack, Mac Jones finally unravels for the 49ers, tossing a deep pick to Jamel Dean that just might seal a home victory for Tampa Bay, which is getting heroic stuff from its own gunslinger in Baker Mayfield: