Dallas Cowboys Lose To Tampa Bay Buccaneers As Season Collapses

However it was a symbolic win that this young team needed. The Buccaneers won the game 10-6. But give the Bucs’ maligned defense some credit – it did not allow Dallas backup quarterback Matt Cassel to have as memorable a day as those other backup quarterbacks did against the Bucs this season. This nullified a goal line fumble by Jameis Winston that would have put Dallas in great position to win the game.

A six-game losing streak in the National Football League is usually a death knell for a team’s postseason hopes, but that Dallas Cowboys still have life thanks to the mediocrity of the NFC East. The margin of error, however, continues to shrink for the Cowboys, who will play the first leg of a two-game road trip in Florida with a visit to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. He was 2-30 as a head coach when scoring 10 or less points before Sunday’s win. They also failed to score a touchdown in three of the past seven games.

On the season, the Dallas Cowboys average 219.8 yards in passing and 241.2 yards in rushing.

Bryant, in his third game back after missing five with a broken right foot, had one of the critical breakdowns against Tampa Bay with a third-down drop that gave the Bucs another chance.

The injury losses have shown up mostly in the red zone, where the Bucs would’ve gone 0-for-4 last week against the Giants if not for Winston’s touchdown run. “He’s not Jesus, you know? My body language is always good”.

The Cowboys (2-6) have lost six consecutive games without injured quarterback Tony Romo, the team’s longest skid since a six-game streak bridging the 2000 and 2001 seasons. Let’s take a look at five things that defined the Cowboys loss. In addition to beating Claiborne in the first half, he continued to create separation and make plays in the second half, helping Tampa move the ball. “We knew that Adam Humphries was going to come up and have another awesome game this week”.

As Tampa Bay’s Bradley McDougald was intercepting the final pass in the end zone, Bryant was complaining to officials that he had been pushed.

“He was just fired up”, Smith said.It was ugly. “I thought it was a good call. It’s unfortunate”, Bryant said.

Afterward, Dez said he was “not trying to make excuses, but…it was just an unfortunate situation”. Here are the four biggest takeaways from the Bucs’ 10-6 victory over the Cowboys at home that brought them to 4-5 on the season. Ryan Tannehill completed 21 of 36 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns. Dallas finally forced turnovers with Jeff Heath picking off two passes. Yeah, we had a couple close calls, but it’s that way every play … you don’t necessarily want to see your quarterback out of control like that in the air (on Winston’s attempted dive for a score). “We’re not the same old Bucs”.

-Coach Lovie Smith praised the work of rookie left tackle Donovan Smith, who held defensive end Greg Hardy to one tackle and no sacks Sunday.

The Dolphins are just 4-5 so far this season, fourth in the AFC East. They might just be the best last place team in the NFL, according to Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports.