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

Bucky Irving and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Atlanta Falcons -- whose run defense was ranked 15th in the NFL last season (120.6 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

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

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Bucky Irving Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 11.2
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 12.6
• Projected Rushing Yards: 62.09
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.40
• Projected Receiving Yards: 19.85
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.13

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Irving 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 14th at his position and 36th overall, Irving picked up 197.4 fantasy points (11.6 per game) last year.
• Irving accumulated 24.5 fantasy points -- 25 carries, 152 yards, 1 TD; 3 receptions, 33 yards -- in his best game last year, in Week 13 versus the Carolina Panthers.
• In Week 12 versus the New York Giants, Irving had another strong showing with 21.2 fantasy points, thanks to 12 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD; 6 receptions, 64 yards.
• In Week 14 against the Las Vegas Raiders, Irving posted a season-low 1.8 fantasy points, courtesy of this stat line: 4 carries, 3 yards.
• In his second-worst fantasy performance of the season, Irving picked up 2.2 points (7 carries, 22 yards) in Week 2 against the Detroit Lions.

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Falcons Defensive Performance

• Atlanta gave up more than 300 passing yards to only three QBs last year.
• The Falcons surrendered at least one passing TD to 15 opposing QBs last season.
• Through the air last season, Atlanta gave up two or more passing touchdowns to 10 opposing QBs.
• Last year, the Falcons allowed six players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Versus Atlanta last season, five players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Falcons allowed 27 players to haul in a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Against Atlanta last year, six players hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In the run game, one player put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Falcons last season.
• In terms of run defense, Atlanta gave up at least one rushing touchdown to nine players last season.
• In the running game, the Falcons allowed only two players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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