2024 · Week 16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys
Dec 22, 2024 · Cowboys Stadium · closed · matrixturf
Recap
Dallas Cowboys held off Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26–24. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Cowboys only a 43% shot beforehand. Cowboys improve to 7-8; Buccaneers fall to 8-7. Cooper Rush paced the offense with 292 passing yards and 1 TD. Buccaneers turned it over 2 times to Cowboys's 0.
Team stats
| TB | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 14 |
| 437 | Total yards | 323 |
| 303 | Passing yards | 292 |
| 134 | Rushing yards | 31 |
| 31/43 | Comp / Att | 26/35 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:10) 17-B.Aubrey 58 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q1(2:53) (Shotgun) 10-C.Rush pass short middle to 1-J.Tolbert for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN [50-V.Vea].
- Q117-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(11:34) 7-B.Irving right end for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q24-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-5-J.Browning.
- Q2(9:20) 17-B.Aubrey 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger. ** Injury Update: DAL-79-M.Waletzko has returned to the game.
- Q2(1:55) (Shotgun) 10-C.Rush pass short middle to 88-C.Lamb for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 10-C.Rush pass short middle to 88-C.Lamb to TB 1 for 10 yards (29-C.Izien).
- Q2(1:48) 15-E.Elliott left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q217-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(:54) (Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield pass short right to 15-J.McMillan for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q24-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-5-J.Browning.
- Q2(:05) 17-B.Aubrey 58 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger. ** Injury Update: TB-26-K.Merriweather has returned to the game.
- Q3(6:38) 17-B.Aubrey 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q3(:34) 4-C.McLaughlin 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-5-J.Browning.
- Q4(2:40) (Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield pass short middle to 81-R.Miller for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q44-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-5-J.Browning.
Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 31/43 | 303 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 3 | 42 | 0 |
| Bucky Irving | 16 | 68 | 1 |
| Rachaad White | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Sterling Shepard | 1 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Evans | 5 | 8 | 69 | 0 |
| Bucky Irving | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Jalen McMillan | 5 | 7 | 57 | 1 |
| Rachaad White | 7 | 8 | 50 | 0 |
| Trey Palmer | 2 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Payne Durham | 5 | 7 | 29 | 0 |
| Sterling Shepard | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Ryan Miller | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Rakim Jarrett | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Rush | 26/35 | 292 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Rush | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 13 | 23 | 0 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CeeDee Lamb | 7 | 8 | 105 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 3 | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| Ryan Flournoy | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 |
| Jake Ferguson | 6 | 9 | 40 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Jalen Tolbert | 2 | 3 | 20 | 1 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Luke Schoonmaker | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Hunter Luepke | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |