Cowboys vs Bucs Final Scores, Results and Updates: Dallas suffers another loss

The Dallas Cowboys face a must-win game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday in what could be the last start for Matt Cassel but not his last game with the team. The Bucs won 10-6 after getting into the red zone for the first time all game at the end of the fourth quarter, with Jameis Winston running the ball in for the only touchdown of the game. The Cowboys recovered, but a defensive holding call wiped out the turnover, giving Tampa Bay another chance at point-blank range. Guys just stepped up to the challenge and made plays when it was time to make plays.

“We continue to talk about him moving into more of a leadership role, but to do that you need to have a drive like that, where we’re behind and we need to score”, Smith said. There is going to be a lot of finger-pointing over who is most responsible for the seven-loss crater. PROBABLE: WR Dez Bryant (foot/knee), CB Brandon Carr (shoulder), QB Matt Cassel (knee), S Barry Church (ankle), DT Jack Crawford (hand), TE James Hanna (ankle), S Jeff Heath (shoulder), DE Demarcus Lawrence (back), RB Christine Michael (illness), RB Rod Smith (illness).

Mariota remains near the top of the list, ranking third with a quarterback ranking of 98.7, just behind Dan Marino (102.7) and Ben Roethlisberger (101.3) at the same point in their careers. The Buccaneers have the home field advantage for today.

“You got to give them credit, because overall they were stingy against the run, did a good job on the pass and then we didn’t do a great job, I don’t believe, on third down situations”, Cassel said.

Greg Hardy has been productive for the Cowboys in his five games played with the team so far, but his distractions may end up proving to be too much. He said one bad day hasn’t affected his confidence.

Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston dives for a touchdown. The last game before Romo returns takes place this weekend when they travel to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“I thought it was pretty the entire time”.

Jenkins looks like he is closer to coming back than Jackson, as he was able to practice this week, while Jackson has been out again. But after the past two games, it looks as though teams are focused on stopping him and forcing their young quarterback Jameis Winston to beat them.

“Every week I try my best to get better to try and help the team out, ” said Winston, who also leads the team in rushing touchdowns with four.

A sharp throw by Cassel on a square-in by Bryant picked up 16 yards to the Bucs’ 44.

Even after suffering through such a long losing streak, the Cowboys are still alive in their struggling division as no one team has shown the ability to run away from the pack at this point. The drive almost stalled just outside field goal range but an illegal contact penalty on Byron Jones gave the Bucs a new first down at the Dallas 32. The 6-foot-5, 231-pound Evans is especially risky on jump balls. Winston went right back to Evans who made a great leaping catch over a defender for 23 yards down to the Dallas 26. But most of Dallas’ offensive problems are a function of awful quarterback play.

Trailing 6-3, Winston launched himself over the Cowboys defense and landed in the endzone.

Cotchery caught two passes for 6 yards as Carolina improved to 9-0 with a 27-10 victory over the Tennessee Titans. “I feel like that in turn, the results on the field, you start to perform better”.