The New Orleans Saints traded Marshon Lattimore to the Washington Commanders earlier this season and, as fate would have it, he met up with a bitter rival during Sunday night’s NFC Wild Card Round.
Lattimore went face-to-face with Mike Evans when the Commanders took on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The two stars have a long history of beef from when they would face off twice a year.
Their visual feuds have led to fights and drama for years. It is always a pleasure to watch them face off, as both parties have claimed plenty of wins in the past.
In Lattimore’s first time facing Evans outside of a Dennis Allen-built scheme, the wide receiver had the better performance. Evans had seven catches for 92 yards and a touchdown. In one memorable sequence he forced Lattimore to commit pass interference to prevent a touchdown, only to score on him on the ensuing down.
In the end, though, Washington got the last laugh with a 23-20 win. Lattimore and his new squad will take on the Detroit Lions in the Divisional Round next weekend. With the likes of Dan Campbell and Lattimore’s old position coach Aaron Glenn on the opposite sideline, there will be even more familiar faces.
