Buccaneers vs. Cowboys
NFL Week 5, 2026 season. Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, 7:15 PM CT. AT&T Stadium. Referee: Alex Moore.
The Sim's pick: Dallas Cowboys
Sim wrong- Projected score
- TB 21, DAL 28
- Sim line
- DAL -7
- Backtest
- made after kickoff
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Buccaneers vs. Cowboys box score
Official stats. Updated .
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalon Daniels | 19/25 | 189 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Bucky Irving | 21 | 165 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| Jalon Daniels | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Kenny Gainwell | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Sean Tucker | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Emeka Egbuka | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | |
| 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 | |
| Bucky Irving | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |
| Payne Durham | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Kicking | FG | 50+ | XP | Pts | |
| Chase McLaughlin | 1/1 | 0 | 3/3 | 6 |
Dallas Cowboys
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 24/42 | 316 | 7.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Javonte Williams | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Hunter Luepke | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Receiving | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | |
| George Pickens | 9 | 13 | 130 | 1 | |
| Ryan Flournoy | 3 | 4 | 90 | 0 | |
| KaVontae Turpin | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Mingo | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jake Ferguson | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 | |
| Javonte Williams | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | |
| CeeDee Lamb | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Luke Schoonmaker | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
| Brevyn Spann-Ford | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kicking | FG | 50+ | XP | Pts | |
| Brandon Aubrey | 1/1 | 0 | 1/1 | 4 |
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The Sim's take
The Sim made the Cowboys a clear favorite at home: 74% to beat the Buccaneers, with a projected score of 28-21 (DAL by 7).
The Buccaneers came in 0-4. The Cowboys came in 2-2.
Final: Buccaneers 24, Cowboys 16. The Sim's pick was wrong, an upset by its numbers.
Buccaneers: last 5 games
Cowboys: last 5 games
- W 34-30 at Texans Week 4
- L 31-34 vs Ravens Week 3
- W 37-20 vs Commanders Week 2
- L 20-28 at Giants Week 1
- L 17-34 at Giants Week 18, 2025
Last meetings: Buccaneers vs. Cowboys
- 2024, Week 16 TB 24 at DAL 26 Cowboys won
- 2022, Wild Card Round DAL 31 at TB 14 Cowboys won
- 2022, Week 1 TB 19 at DAL 3 Buccaneers won
- 2021, Week 1 DAL 29 at TB 31 Buccaneers won
- 2018, Week 16 TB 20 at DAL 27 Cowboys won
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