2026 · Week 5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys
Oct 8, 2026 · Cowboys Stadium · closed · matrixturf
Recap
Tampa Bay Buccaneers topped Dallas Cowboys 24–16. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Buccaneers had just a 34% chance going in. Buccaneers improve to 1-4; Cowboys fall to 2-3. Bucky Irving was the story of the game with 165 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 2 catches for 10 yards and 1 TD. Cowboys turned it over 2 times to Buccaneers's 0.
Team stats
| TB | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 17 |
| 430 | Total yards | 366 |
| 189 | Passing yards | 316 |
| 241 | Rushing yards | 50 |
| 19/25 | Comp / Att | 24/42 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:53) 33-J.Williams up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q117-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(15:00) (Shotgun) 10-J.Daniels pass short right to 7-B.Irving for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q24-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(:26) 17-B.Aubrey 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q3(14:04) 2-E.Egbuka left end for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q34-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q3(7:35) 7-B.Irving left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q34-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q3(3:02) 4-C.McLaughlin 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q4(5:30) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass deep left to 3-G.Pickens for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalon Daniels | 19/25 | 189 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalon Daniels | 7 | 23 | 0 |
| Bucky Irving | 21 | 165 | 1 |
| Emeka Egbuka | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Sean Tucker | 5 | 18 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Irving | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Tez Johnson | 1 | 1 | 64 | 0 |
| Emeka Egbuka | 6 | 9 | 38 | 0 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Cade Otton | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Payne Durham | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 24/42 | 316 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javonte Williams | 12 | 45 | 1 |
| Hunter Luepke | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Pickens | 9 | 13 | 130 | 1 |
| Ryan Flournoy | 3 | 4 | 90 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Jonathan Mingo | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Jake Ferguson | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Luke Schoonmaker | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Brevyn Spann-Ford | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |