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

Bucky Irving and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will meet the Atlanta Falcons -- whose rushing defense was ranked 15th in the league last year (120.6 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

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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: 19.86
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.13

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Irving 2024 Fantasy Performance

• With 197.4 fantasy points (11.6 per game), Irving was 14th at his position (and 36th in the league).
• In his best performance last season, Irving finished with 24.5 fantasy points -- 25 carries, 152 yards, 1 TD; 3 receptions, 33 yards. That was in Week 13 against the Carolina Panthers.
• In Week 12 against 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.
• Irving accumulated 1.8 fantasy points -- 4 carries, 3 yards -- in Week 14 versus the Las Vegas Raiders, which ended up being his worst game of the year.
• Irving had 2.2 fantasy points -- 7 carries, 22 yards -- in his second-worst performance of the season (Week 2 against the Detroit Lions).

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Falcons Defensive Performance

• Last season, Atlanta allowed just three quarterbacks to record more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• The Falcons surrendered at least one passing touchdown to 15 opposing QBs last season.
• In the passing game, Atlanta allowed 10 players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last year, the Falcons allowed six players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Against Atlanta last season, five players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Falcons last season, 27 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Atlanta allowed six players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run defense, the Falcons allowed only one player to amass more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• In terms of run defense, Atlanta allowed at least one rushing touchdown to nine players last season.
• The Falcons allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to only two players last year.

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