2026 Week 5 · Regular season

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys: 2026 Week 5

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Uploaded: 2026-10-09
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 24–16. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Home team

Dallas Cowboys

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Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Kickoff: 8:15 PM ET8:15 PM ET
TV / Stream: Prime Video
Venue: AT&T StadiumArlington, TX

Postgame video

Buccaneers vs. Cowboys 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Final Score and Game Result

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 24–16.

Winner

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

24–16

TB record

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1-4

DAL record

Dallas Cowboys

2-3

Quarter-by-quarter result

Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 5

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 24–16 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	7	17	0	24
DAL Dallas Cowboys	7	3	0	6	16

Top performers

Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

Jalon Daniels

19/25, 189 YDS, 1 TD

DAL

Dak Prescott

24/42, 316 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT

Rushing Yards

Bucky Irving

21 CAR, 165 YDS, 1 TD

DAL

Javonte Williams

12 CAR, 45 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving Yards

Tez Johnson

1 REC, 64 YDS

DAL

George Pickens

9 REC, 130 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

DAL

Malachi Lawrence

Tackles

Jacob Parrish

DAL

Dee Winters

Game statistics

Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

TBStatisticDAL

241st Downs20

7-133rd down efficiency4-10

0-14th down efficiency0-1

419Total Yards366

178Passing316

241Rushing50

0Turnovers3

14-92Penalties7-57

3-5Red Zone (Made-Att)2-2

39:21Possession20:39

Every scoring play

Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q110:51

DAL
Javonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
0–7
Q214:53

TB
Bucky Irving 5 Yd pass from Jalon Daniels (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
7–7
Q20:21

DAL
Brandon Aubrey 41 Yd Field Goal
7–10
Q314:00

TB
Emeka Egbuka 14 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
14–10
Q37:31

TB
Bucky Irving 1 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
21–10
Q32:58

TB
Chase McLaughlin 41 Yd Field Goal
24–10
Q45:26

DAL
George Pickens 18 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
24–16

Individual statistics

Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Jalon Daniels	19/25	189	7.6	1	0	1-11	59.4	110.2

Dallas Cowboys Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Dak Prescott	24/42	316	7.5	1	2	0-0	57.2	69.1

Rushing Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bucky Irving	21	165	7.9	1	72
Jalon Daniels	7	23	3.3	0	9
Kenny Gainwell	4	18	4.5	0	7
Sean Tucker	5	18	3.6	0	6
Emeka Egbuka	1	14	14.0	1	14
Chris Godwin Jr.	1	3	3.0	0	3

Dallas Cowboys Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Javonte Williams	12	45	3.8	1	21
Hunter Luepke	1	5	5.0	0	5

Receiving Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Tez Johnson	1	64	64.0	0	64	1
Emeka Egbuka	6	38	6.3	0	21	9
Chris Godwin Jr.	3	37	12.3	0	19	3
Cade Otton	3	25	8.3	0	11	4
Bucky Irving	2	10	5.0	1	5	3
Kenny Gainwell	3	10	3.3	0	15	4
Payne Durham	1	5	5.0	0	5	1

Dallas Cowboys Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
George Pickens	9	130	14.4	1	27	13
Ryan Flournoy	3	90	30.0	0	48	4
KaVontae Turpin	2	22	11.0	0	15	4
Jonathan Mingo	2	20	10.0	0	12	4
Jake Ferguson	3	19	6.3	0	11	6
Javonte Williams	2	17	8.5	0	9	3
Luke Schoonmaker	1	9	9.0	0	9	1
CeeDee Lamb	2	9	4.5	0	5	5
Brevyn Spann-Ford	0	0	0.0	0	0	2

Defensive Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Jacob Parrish	9	8	0	4	0
Keionte Scott	7	7	1	1	0
Josiah Trotter	7	5	1	0	0
Alex Anzalone	5	1	0	1	0
Ifeatu Melifonwu	4	3	0	0	0
Tykee Smith	4	3	0	0	2
Christian Rozeboom	3	2	0	1	0
Vita Vea	2	2	0	0	0
Rueben Bain Jr.	2	0	0	0	0
David Walker	2	0	0	0	1
Miles Killebrew	1	1	0	0	0
Bauer Sharp	1	1	0	0	0
A'Shawn Robinson	1	0	0	0	0
Calijah Kancey	1	0	0	0	1
Yaya Diaby	1	0	0	1	0
Zyon McCollum	0	0	0	2	0

Dallas Cowboys Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Dee Winters	10	6	0	1	0	0
Jaishawn Barham	7	2	0	0	0	0
Rashan Gary	6	4	0	0	0	0
Donovan Ezeiruaku	6	2	0	0	0	0
DaRon Bland	5	5	0	0	1	0
Reddy Steward	5	4	0	0	0	0
Malik Hooker	5	3	0	0	0	0
Otito Ogbonnia	5	3	0	2	0	0
Ameer Speed	4	2	0	0	0	0
Caleb Downs	4	2	0	0	0	0
Markquese Bell	3	2	0	0	1	0
Shemar James	3	2	0	0	0	0
Malachi Lawrence	2	1	1	1	1	1
Shavon Revel Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0
Quinnen Williams	2	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Schoonmaker	1	1	0	0	0	0
Hunter Luepke	1	1	0	0	0	0
LT Overton	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kenny Clark	1	0	0	0	0	0
Juanyeh Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brevyn Spann-Ford	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cooper Beebe	1	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Barron	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Booker	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chase McLaughlin	1/1	100.0	41	3/3	6

Dallas Cowboys Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brandon Aubrey	1/1	100.0	41	1/1	4

Game flow

Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

TB 100%Home win probabilityDAL 0%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 21 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
DAL	Touchdown9 plays, 70 yards, 4:09	9	70	4:09	DAL 30	TB 0
TB	Touchdown15 plays, 73 yards, 10:58	15	73	10:58	TB 27	DAL 0
DAL	Punt5 plays, 12 yards, 2:27	5	12	2:27	DAL 32	DAL 44
TB	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 1:26	3	5	1:26	TB 3	TB 8
DAL	Punt5 plays, 12 yards, 1:47	5	12	1:47	DAL 41	TB 47
TB	Punt8 plays, 42 yards, 5:33	8	42	5:33	TB 10	DAL 48
DAL	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 0:37	3	5	0:37	DAL 13	DAL 18
TB	Punt3 plays, 1 yard, 1:11	3	1	1:11	TB 48	TB 49
DAL	Field Goal6 plays, 64 yards, 1:31	6	64	1:31	DAL 13	TB 23
TB	End of Half3 plays, 34 yards, 0:21	3	34	0:21	TB 29	TB 44
TB	Touchdown2 plays, 86 yards, 1:00	2	86	1:00	TB 14	DAL 0
DAL	Interception6 plays, 41 yards, 3:17	6	41	3:17	DAL 32	TB 27
TB	Touchdown5 plays, 75 yards, 3:12	5	75	3:12	TB 25	DAL 0
DAL	Fumble0 plays, 0 yards, 0:07	0	0	0:07	DAL 0	DAL 0
TB	Field Goal8 plays, 14 yards, 4:26	8	14	4:26	DAL 37	DAL 23
DAL	Downs5 plays, 18 yards, 1:12	5	18	1:12	DAL 25	DAL 43
TB	Downs12 plays, 41 yards, 8:14	12	41	8:14	DAL 42	DAL 1
DAL	Touchdown10 plays, 99 yards, 3:06	10	99	3:06	DAL 1	TB 0
TB	Punt3 plays, 2 yards, 1:44	3	2	1:44	TB 35	TB 37
DAL	Interception7 plays, 52 yards, 2:26	7	52	2:26	DAL 24	TB 24
TB	End of Game4 plays, 18 yards, 1:16	4	18	1:16	TB 12	TB 31

Official game information

Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance92,351

Reported crowd at AT&T Stadium.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for AT&T Stadium.

Game officials

Dana McKenzie — Down Judge
Terrence Miles — Back Judge
Mearl Robinson — Field Judge
Anthony Jeffries — Side Judge
Terry Killens Jr. — Umpire
Thomas Eaton — Line Judge
Alex Moore — Referee

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 8:15 PM ET on Thursday, October 8, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Being Played?

AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX.

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When is Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys?

The game is scheduled for Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM ET.

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