2021 · Week 1
Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sep 9, 2021 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Tampa Bay Buccaneers escaped with a 31–29 win over Dallas Cowboys. ScoutIndex had favored Buccaneers (77%) going in. Buccaneers improve to 1-0; Cowboys fall to 0-1. Tom Brady was the story of the game with 379 passing yards and 4 TDs.
Team stats
| DAL | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 23 |
| 463 | Total yards | 431 |
| 403 | Passing yards | 379 |
| 60 | Rushing yards | 52 |
| 42/58 | Comp / Att | 32/50 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(5:26) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short middle to 14-C.Godwin for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q13-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-8-B.Pinion.
- Q1(1:43) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short left to 88-C.Lamb for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN [56-R.Nunez-Roches]. TB-23-S.Murphy-Bunting was injured during the play. His return is Questionable.
- Q12-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(9:53) 12-T.Brady pass short right to 87-R.Gronkowski for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-8-B.Pinion.
- Q2(6:41) 2-G.Zuerlein 31 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(4:25) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott to TB 10 for -5 yards. FUMBLES, and recovers at TB 10. 4-D.Prescott pass short left to 19-A.Cooper for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-G.Zuerlein extra point is No Good, Hit Left Upright, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(3:21) 2-G.Zuerlein 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(2:45) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass deep right to 81-A.Brown for 47 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-8-B.Pinion.
- Q2(:20) 2-G.Zuerlein 60 yard field goal is No Good, Short, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q3(9:19) 2-G.Zuerlein 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q3(6:28) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short middle to 87-R.Gronkowski for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN [6-D.Wilson].
- Q33-R.Succop extra point is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-8-B.Pinion.
- Q3(:39) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass deep right to 19-A.Cooper for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q4(1:29) 2-G.Zuerlein 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q4(:07) 3-R.Succop 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-97-Z.Triner, Holder-8-B.Pinion.
Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 42/58 | 403 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 11 | 33 | 0 |
| Tony Pollard | 3 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amari Cooper | 13 | 17 | 139 | 2 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 7 | 15 | 104 | 1 |
| Dalton Schultz | 6 | 6 | 45 | 0 |
| Michael Gallup | 4 | 7 | 36 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Pollard | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Blake Jarwin | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 32/50 | 379 | 4 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Leonard Fournette | 9 | 32 | 0 |
| Ronald Jones | 4 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 5 | 7 | 121 | 1 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 9 | 13 | 105 | 1 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 8 | 8 | 90 | 2 |
| Leonard Fournette | 5 | 7 | 27 | 0 |
| Mike Evans | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| Giovani Bernard | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Tyler Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |