Bucky Irving and Kenny Gainwell set the tone in Bucs win over Falcons

APTOPIX Falcons Buccaneers Football Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Kenny Gainwell (1) carries against Atlanta Falcons cornerback C.J. Henderson (26) and safety Jessie Bates III (3) in the first half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken) (Jason Behnken/AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

November 2, 2026 at 1:48 p.m. UTC

By DJ Ekin

Buccaneers running backs Bucky Irving and Kenny Gainwell did something yesterday that hadn’t been done by two Bucs running backs since 1998. They both rushed for 100 yards in the same game in the teams 16-0 win over the Atlanta Falcons.

The last two Bucs running backs to do that were Mike Alstott and Warwick Dunn back on November 1, 1998 against the Minnesota Vikings.

Full story on the game here.

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