Super Bowl 55: Leonard Fournette Rumbles To Key TD, Puts Bucs Up 28-9

Tim HeaneyDirector of Sports Content

Last Updated: Feb 8, 2021

Super Bowl 55: Leonard Fournette Rumbles To Key TD. Playoff Lenny struck again in a big way for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Fournette is helping the Bucs preserve a second-half lead after a 27-yard scamper in the third quarter.

Leonard Fournette anytime TD (+130)💰

The #Buccaneers are CRUISING#SBLV #GoBucs
pic.twitter.com/OL90WYp0yA

— The Game Day NFL (@TheGameDayNFL) February 8, 2021

Fournette’s illustrious postseason run (he averaged 104.3 scrimmage yards and scored in the first three playoff weeks) has him in elite company:

Leonard Fournette joins 2008 Larry Fitzgerald and 1997 Terrell Davis as the only players to score a TD in 4 games within a single postseason. pic.twitter.com/9twWxk2EiI

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 8, 2021

The Bucs’ run game could help close this one out. Tampa Bay is averaging 6.5 yards per play, compared to KC’s 4.3.

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Tim Heaney

Before joining The Game Day, Tim spent more than a decade in the fantasy sports and betting industry. Having written for ESPN, RotoWire, and USA TODAY, Tim earned an FSWA award nomination for Best MLB Print Article and multiple Top-5 finishes in fantasy baseball rankings contests. Tim has competed in Tout Wars (1 championship), LABR, Scott Fish Bowl, NFBC/NFFC, TGFBI, and RazzBowl (recent 4th-overall finish out of 200+). Drop him a line about TV, music, craft beer & pro wrestling.