Buccaneers Stun Cowboys 24-16 as Bucky Irving Powers 241-Yard Ground Game
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Updated · NBC Sports · Oct 9
Buccaneers Stun Cowboys 24-16 as Bucky Irving Powers 241-Yard Ground Game
3 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Oct 9
Summary
Tampa Bay earned its first win at 1-4 by beating Dallas 24-16 on the road, handing the Cowboys a 2-3 start despite facing a previously winless team with an undrafted rookie quarterback.
A 17-0 third quarter decided the game: the Buccaneers outgained Dallas 197-59 in the period and finished with 419 total yards, including 241 rushing.
Bucky Irving drove that surge with 165 rushing yards and a touchdown on 21 carries, then added a receiving score; Jalon Daniels went 19-of-25 for 189 yards and a touchdown in his second start for injured Baker Mayfield.
Dallas nearly rallied after a 99-yard drive ended with George Pickens' 18-yard touchdown, but Dak Prescott's pass at the Tampa Bay 24 deflected off Jake Ferguson and was intercepted by Alex Anzalone with 1:16 left.
The loss deepened Dallas' frustration under Prescott and also cost the Cowboys CeeDee Lamb and Tyler Guyton to fourth-quarter injuries before a mini-bye ahead of Green Bay on Oct. 18.