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NFL: The Insiders on Bucky Irving

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You have two running backs with 25 plus carries in this game... The Falcons had 7 or more defenders in the box 90.3% of the time. 47 out of 52 carries. Yet they still had 10 explosive runs of 10 yards or more. They had negative 0.4 yards before contact per carry. And yet 347 yards after contact in this game. And 119 yards after missed tackles.
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Irving 25+ carries in Bucs' historic zero-completion win; 347 YAC, 10 explosive runs.

Irving had 25+ carries in Tampa Bay's game against Atlanta and was part of a dominant rushing attack that accumulated 347 yards after contact and 119 yards after missed tackles despite facing 7+ defenders in the box 90.3% of the time (47 of 52 carries). The Buccaneers' run game was so effective that they won without completing a single pass—the first team since 1974 to do so. Irving generated 10 explosive runs of 10+ yards and had negative 0.4 yards before contact per carry, showcasing elite contact balance.

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