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5 Notes Against the Falcons | Week 8

In the Buccaneers’ 16-0 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, five notes stood out for the home team

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  1. With 324 rushing yards today, the Buccaneers set a new franchise record for the most rushing yards in a single game, which was previously 283.
  2. Kenny Gainwell rushed for a career-high 140yards on the day. With both him and Bucky Irving eclipsing 100 yards, the Buccaneers have two 100-yard rushers in the same game for the first time since Mike Alstott and Warrick Dunn did so on 11/1/98 vs. Minnesota.
  3. Tampa Bay is the first team this season to record four-or-more picks in a game. Zyon McCollum intercepted Michael Penix Jr. to mark Tampa Bay's fourth pick of the day. It became Tampa Bay's first game with four-or-more interceptions since 12/2/18 vs. Carolina (four).
  4. The Buccaneers have produced three of the team's top-10 single-game rushing totals in team history in the last four weeks. Week 5: 241 yards, Week 7: 258 yards, Week 8: 324 yards.
  5. Alex Anzalone becomes the first linebacker with multiple picks in a game for Tampa Bay since Lavonte David on 11/22/15 at Philadelphia (two). He is the first Buccaneer to have two-plus picks in the first quarter of a game since Donnie Abraham 11/5/00 at Atlanta (two).

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