Mar'Keise Irving Week 9 Preview vs. the Bears

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Mar'Keise Irving has a difficult matchup in Week 9 (Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET), up against the Chicago Bears. The Bears are giving up the third-fewest rushing yards in the NFL, 86.8 per game.

Bucky Irving has taken 147 carries for a team-high 728 yards (91.0 ypg) this season while working his way into the end zone five times. As a receiver, Mar'Keise Irving has added 18 catches for 78 yards while scoring one touchdown.

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Irving vs. the Bears

• Irving vs the Bears (since 2021): No games
• One opposing rusher has racked up 100 or more rushing yards in a matchup against the Bears during the 2026 season.
• Five opposing rushers have scored at least one touchdown on the ground against Chicago this year.
• The Bears have let just one opposing player to record two or more rushing TDs against them this season.
• The run defense of the Bears is giving up 86.8 yards per game on the ground this year, which ranks third in the NFL.
• Opponents of the Bears have scored six touchdowns on the ground (0.8 per game). The Bears' defense is ninth in the league in that category.

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Irving Rushing Insights

• Irving has gone over his rushing yards total in 62.5% of his opportunities (five of eight games).
• The Buccaneers have passed 43.9% of the time and run 56.1% this season. They rank 14th in the NFL in scoring.
• His team has attempted 266 rushes this season. He's taken 147 of those carries (55.3%).
• Mar'Keise Irving has at least one trip to the end zone as a runner in four games this season, with multiple rushing TDs once.
• He has six total touchdowns this season (40.0% of his team's 15 offensive TDs).
• He has 26 red zone carries for 60.5% of the team share (his team runs on 58.9% of its plays in the red zone).

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Irving's Recent Performance