Bucky Irving Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Bengals

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving will be up against the team with last year's 32nd-ranked run defense, the Cincinnati Bengals (147.1 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Is Irving a DFS option for you this week, as he goes up against the Bengals? More stats and information can be found in this article, so take a look.

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Bucky Irving Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 11.8
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 12.7
• Projected Rushing Yards: 75.68
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.39
• Projected Receiving Yards: 14.52
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.10

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Irving 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In 2025, Irving picked up 108.5 fantasy points (10.9 per game) -- 35th at his position, 135th in the league.
• In his best performance last season, Irving finished with 20.5 fantasy points -- 15 carries, 63 yards; 5 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD. That was in Week 4 versus the Philadelphia Eagles.
• In his second-best fantasy performance last season, Irving finished with 14.1 points (15 carries, 55 yards; 2 receptions, 26 yards, 1 TD) in Week 14 versus the New Orleans Saints.
• In his worst game of the season -- Week 17 against the Miami Dolphins -- Irving accumulated 3.3 fantasy points. His stat line was: 9 carries, 19 yards.
• In his second-worst fantasy performance of the year, Irving picked up 7.1 points (16 carries, 60 yards) in Week 15 versus the Atlanta Falcons.

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Bengals Defensive Performance

• Against Cincinnati last year, one player registered more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last year, the Bengals allowed 18 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Against Cincinnati last season, nine players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Bengals surrendered at least three passing touchdowns to five opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Versus Cincinnati last season, four players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Bengals last season, 30 players caught a TD pass.
• Cincinnati gave up two or more receiving touchdowns through the air to only three players last season.
• In terms of run defense, the Bengals allowed six players to amass more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Cincinnati last season, 15 players rushed for at least one TD.
• Just three players rushed for multiple touchdowns in a game against the Bengals last year.

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