The New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers face off this weekend, which means it will be another edition of Marshon Lattimore against Mike Evans.

When the Buccaneers opened up their season against the Saints with a victory, Evans' big game was one of the big keys. He had 147 yards and a touchdown and Lattimore was responsible for giving up four of those catches and the touchdown.

Lattimore knows he needs to play better and is ready for the big challenge that Evans presents.

This is a rivalry that extends past Week 1 of this season. Last year, Evans was suspended for a game after hitting Lattimore from behind after the Saints star was exchanging words with Jameis Winston.

Even though that play happened last year, it's still something that is at the forefront of his mind as he gets ready for this weekends game.

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“Of course I’m thinking about it the whole time, just being a man. You can’t come back from doing something like that, especially when I don’t even know you in the first place,” Lattimore said, via ESPN.com. “I ain’t gonna say I hate him or nothing like that, but it is what it is.”

The Saints are trying to wrap up their division title and with a little help could still get the number one seed in the NFC. If that is to happen the team needs a win this weekend against the Bucs, and Lattimore slowing down Evans would go a long way in the team winning this game.