Bucky Irving ran for 165 yards and scored twice, Jalon Daniels threw for a touchdown in his first career win, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Dallas Cowboys 24-16 on Thursday night at AT&T Stadium to open Week 5.
Tampa Bay improves to 1-4. Dallas falls to 2-3 after Dak Prescott threw for 316 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions, the last of them by Alex Anzalone in the final minute to seal it.
Seventeen unanswered in the third
Dallas scored first on Javonte Williams’s 1-yard run. Daniels evened it early in the second quarter with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Irving in the flat, and Brandon Aubrey’s 41-yard field goal before halftime left the Cowboys ahead 10-7.
Out of the break Irving cut back for 72 yards on the first snap of the third quarter, and Emeka Egbuka finished the drive with a 14-yard jet-sweep touchdown. On the next Dallas possession David Walker tipped a Prescott throw that Yaya Diaby intercepted. Daniels then hit Tez Johnson for 64 yards, and Irving punched in from a yard out for a 21-10 lead.
Miles Killebrew forced a fumble on KaVontae Turpin’s ensuing kickoff return, Kevin Knowles recovered, and Chase McLaughlin’s 41-yard field goal made it 24-10. Prescott found George Pickens for a 17-yard touchdown later, but the two-point try failed.
The numbers
Daniels completed 19 of 25 passes for 189 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions, a 110.2 passer rating, and added 23 rushing yards. He did not commit a turnover in his second career start. Irving carried 21 times for 165 yards with a rushing touchdown and the receiving score. Johnson’s one catch went for 64 yards.
Prescott went 24 of 42 for 316 yards. Pickens caught nine passes for 130 yards and the late touchdown. Williams managed 45 yards on 12 carries. Jacob Parrish had three pass breakups, and Zyon McCollum helped limit CeeDee Lamb.
What comes next
The Buccaneers host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, October 18, at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The Cowboys visit the Green Bay Packers that night. Full box score and scoring are in the Game Center.
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