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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1-4 202.52
218.45
 
VS
proj
Dallas Cowboys
189.58 2-3
215.66

Dallas Cowboys fall short of expectations, lose to Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 202.52-189.58

There's no sugarcoating it, Dallas Cowboys underdelivered, at least according to projections, as Tampa Bay Buccaneers earned a 202.52-189.58 victory. Tampa Bay Buccaneers grabbed a 139.94-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 60.62 points from Leonard Fournette (56 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 83 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tom Brady (351 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and never looked back. Montez Sweat (20 points) and Tony Pollard (18.6) led the charge for Dallas Cowboys in the loss. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-4) will look to earn another win against Cincinnati Bengals, while Dallas Cowboys (2-3) will face off against Miami Dolphins in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Tampa Bay Buccaneers   Dallas Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Falcons in Week 5, Neal made 3 tackles. In doing so, he put up 6 points to more-than-double his 2.95-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week. Next week, Neal will face the Steelers.
Keanu Neal

Top Player Comparison

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Points
% of total points 202.52
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
35.9
16.95
17.7%
2
Tom Brady
QB
24.72
26.46
12.2%
3
Antoine Winfield Jr.
S
23
13.22
11.4%
4
Devin Lloyd
LB
17
16.4
8.4%
Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 189.58
1
Montez Sweat
DE
20
7.31
10.5%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
18.6
9.44
9.8%
3
C.J. Mosley
LB
17
18.09
9%
4
Micah Parsons
LB
17
13.92
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady hit Mike Evans for a 40-yard pass for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, contributing to a 202.52-62.58 lead for Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Sunday Late
Tony Pollard had a 57-yard touchdown run for Dallas Cowboys, who trailed 202.52-189.58 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Tampa Bay Buccaneers   Dallas Cowboys

StatSmack

By position, Tampa Bay Buccaneers have outscored Dallas Cowboys at QB, RB, and TE this season.
The starters for Tampa Bay Buccaneers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Dallas Cowboys (1).
There's not much good to say about Dallas Cowboys this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hey, we admire the confidence, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It takes a certain kind of moxie to play, not one, but TWO starters with zero points (Tyler Johnson and Ke'Shawn Vaughn), while still getting the win! We just ask you to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Do it when the postseason rolls around, and we're finished.
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys will find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunity this past week. Our pass-catching corps (six WR, one TE) collectively got a grand total of 40 targets in Week 5. Timing and chemistry seem to be issues as that group pulled down just 21 balls.