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The Buccaneers appeared just like the Buccaneers. The Cowboys appeared like they’re headed for an additional season with out a journey to the Tremendous Bowl, particularly if Dak Prescott critically injured his hand.
Tom Brady and Tampa Bay took care of enterprise with a 19-3 opening-day win at AT&T Stadium. Brady went 18-of-27 for 212 yards with a landing and an interception.
It will have been a blowout with out Micah Parsons‘ two third-down sacks within the pink zone and a few Bucs’ miscues that led to discipline targets as an alternative of touchdowns. Tampa Bay reached the Dallas 25, 20, 8, 4 and 29 on 5 first-half drives. They kicked 4 discipline targets and Ryan Succop missed a discipline aim.
The Bucs led 12-3 at halftime on Succop’s discipline targets of 44, 38, 29 and 47.
Parsons’ two sacks got here on third-down performs within the pink zone, one among which resulted in an elbow harm for left sort out Donovan Smith.
Prescott and the Cowboys couldn’t generate sufficient offense to stick with the Bucs, gaining solely 243 yards.
However Prescott remained within the sport with 6:02 remaining and the Cowboys down 19-3. His throwing hand linked with the hand of Bucs edge rusher Shaquil Barrett on his observe by way of.
Prescott left the sport for the coaching room after being examined by Dr. Dan Cooper, the crew’s head doctor.
Prescott completed 14-of-29 for 134 yards and an interception earlier than Cooper Rush changed him. CeeDee Lamb caught solely two passes on 11 targets for 29 yards; Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 52 yards on 10 carries; and proper sort out Terence Steele had 4 penalties.
