Winston’s 1-yard TD run lifts Bucs over Cowboys 10
“What fumble? There was a play that doesn’t go down”, Smith said. We’re not even thinking about next week when Tony gets back.
Besides one 10-catch-for-147-yards-and-1-TD game in Week 4 vs the Carolina panthers, Vincent Jackson hasn’t done much. There was the missed flag and the Winston touchdown that was as easy as you’ll ever see.
Indeed, it would be Winston who would be the hero in the end as he ran in from a yard out with less than one minute remaining to hand his side a victory that takes them to 4-5 for the season.
The Dallas Cowboys have not been able to beat their opponent over the last seven games, but that doesn’t stop them from beating themselves. Charles Sims led in rushing with 78 yards in eight catches. Darren McFadden led in rushing with 117 yards in 27 carries.
“Sterling Moore did an excellent job on him”, said McDougald. “We definitely were aware of where he was at all times”.
The Buccaneers found a way to end their red zone woes. “We are trending this direction”, Smith said, motioning upward. “We aren’t really concerned about outside criticism or things that happen outside our locker room”. “That’s what we should be talking about”. Greg Hardy and the rest of the defense will be asked to rush him hard and get him down. Part of it was the lack of execution and mistakes by the Dallas offense. It might have been an “ugly’ win, but Winston didn’t mind”. Now he wants to build on that one and get the Bucs back to. 500 with consecutive victories for the first time in 2015.
“The touchdown was magical, man”, Winston said. A lot of people lose players, and a lot of people win games. “That’s exactly how I feel”.
Perhaps the reason it was such an entertaining game, was the fact that it was played between two teams who just aren’t very good. The running game has cooled off for the Bucs.
Jason Witten was targeted five times and caught all five of them.
Offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said Romo looks “close to being 100 percent” in practice. “Don’t leave in the fourth quarter”. Martin has seven runs of 20 yards or more this season.
He made three in the 2014 season finale at Washington (12/28) and his first 18 in 2015. Connor Barth kicked a 52-yard field for the Bucs’ only first half points.
INJURIES: The Cowboys played without LB Sean Lee (concussion) and lost CB Morris Claiborne with a hamstring injury in the first half.
Bailey’s last miss came on a 53-yard attempt against the Indianapolis Colts on December 21, 2014.
Adding onto the Cassel bold prediction, Dez Bryant is going to be his go-to target and is going to have a huge game this week. The Cowboys only had three interceptions all season, coming into Sunday. But in real time it’s push/whine/catch all within a split-second.
The 53-yarder in the second quarter against the Buccaneers went in after hitting upright.
But! A penalty. A penalty on the Dallas defense before the fumble. And just like that, the jinx was on as the Cowboys would never put together a drive that long again. Cassel doesn’t seem to know or have hot reads against blitzes down, either.
Dallas got back to midfield on a 17-yard deep in by Terrance Williams but the Bucs held there thanks to a hustle sack by David. But Cassel’s three losses have come by a total of 14 points. The Cowboys did manage to down the ensuing punt at the Bucs’ four-yard line. Struggling second-year quarterback Johnny Manziel likely starts with Josh McCown hurt. Romo has been out since breaking his collarbone in Week 3, fracturing the Dallas offense.
The analysis says Tampa needs another WR to step up to help the productive and talented Evans, who himself has a history of dropped passes. “Getting two wins right in a row”.