2009 · Week 1
Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sep 13, 2009 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Dallas Cowboys topped Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34–21. ScoutIndex had favored Cowboys (56%) going in. Cowboys improve to 1-0; Buccaneers fall to 0-1. Tony Romo was the story of the game with 353 passing yards and 3 TDs; 2 rushing yards.
Team stats
| DAL | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 24 |
| 471 | Total yards | 450 |
| 353 | Passing yards | 276 |
| 118 | Rushing yards | 174 |
| 16/27 | Comp / Att | 25/42 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 16/27 | 353 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrick Crayton | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Marion Barber | 14 | 79 | 1 |
| Felix Jones | 6 | 22 | 0 |
| Tashard Choice | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Crayton | 4 | 6 | 135 | 1 |
| Roy Williams | 3 | 7 | 86 | 1 |
| Jason Witten | 5 | 7 | 71 | 0 |
| Miles Austin | 1 | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| Martellus Bennett | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Tashard Choice | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Deon Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Leftwich | 25/41 | 276 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Clayton | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Leftwich | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Cadillac Williams | 13 | 97 | 1 |
| Derrick Ward | 12 | 62 | 1 |
| Kellen Winslow | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Clifton Smith | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Earnest Graham | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Clayton | 5 | 8 | 93 | 0 |
| Derrick Ward | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Jerramy Stevens | 4 | 5 | 41 | 0 |
| Kellen Winslow | 5 | 9 | 30 | 1 |
| Antonio Bryant | 2 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Sammie Stroughter | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Brian Clark | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Maurice Stovall | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| B.J. Askew | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Clifton Smith | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |