editionTier

LEGENDARY

Player Name

Bucky Irving

playerFirstName

Bucky

playerLastName

Irving

playerPosition

RB

playType

Rush

seriesName

2024 Season

setName

Rookie Revelation

teamName

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

awayTeamName

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

awayTeamScore

51

description

Without their workhorse tailback of the last two seasons, the list of ways Oct. 31, 2024’s game could’ve gone for the Buccaneers ran quite long — but they certainly didn’t run longer than Bucky Irving did. Blending blazing speed into an “angry run,” Irving’s play began with a search for a left-side hole and a fearsome stiff arm, and ended with Irving on the field’s opposite side, punishing New Orleans for a 31-yard thriller. By afternoon’s end, Irving and his equally-patient teammate produced the third-most rushing yards in Buccaneers history (277), alongside a luxury as the fifth-ever team to produce a 300-yard and 275-yard rushing output simultaneously. One-half of a two-headed backfield monster, Irving tracked for 14 carries, 81 yards and a touchdown, and an additional two catches for 14 yards, steering Tampa Bay’s 51-27 win over the Saints.

editionID

3722

gameDate

10/13/2024