THE WHY BEHIND THE GAME
Dallas Cowboys vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs.
The Cowboys and Buccaneers have met 16 times since 2000, 15 in the regular season and 1 in the playoffs. Their only playoff meeting, the 2022 Wild Card, went to the Cowboys 31–14. The most recent meeting, in 2026, went to the Buccaneers, 24–16.
- Regular season
- DAL 8 · TB 7
- Playoffs
- DAL 1 · TB 0
- Home record
- DAL 6–3 · TB 4–3
- Points per meeting
- DAL 19.3 · TB 17.5
- Current streak
- TB won the last meeting
- DAL biggest win
- By 28 · TB 10, DAL 38 (2006)
- TB biggest win
- By 20 · DAL 7, TB 27 (2000)
Every meeting
| Season | Game | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Week 5 | TB 24, DAL 16 | TB |
| 2024 | Week 16 | TB 24, DAL 26 | DAL |
| 2022 | Wild Card | DAL 31, TB 14 | DAL |
| 2022 | Week 1 | TB 19, DAL 3 | TB |
| 2021 | Week 1 | DAL 29, TB 31 | TB |
| 2018 | Week 16 | TB 20, DAL 27 | DAL |
| 2016 | Week 15 | TB 20, DAL 26 | DAL |
| 2015 | Week 10 | DAL 6, TB 10 | TB |
| 2012 | Week 3 | TB 10, DAL 16 | DAL |
| 2011 | Week 15 | DAL 31, TB 15 | DAL |
| 2009 | Week 1 | DAL 34, TB 21 | DAL |
| 2008 | Week 8 | TB 9, DAL 13 | DAL |
| 2006 | Week 12 | TB 10, DAL 38 | DAL |
| 2003 | Week 8 | DAL 0, TB 16 | TB |
| 2001 | Week 1 | TB 10, DAL 6 | TB |
| 2000 | Week 14 | DAL 7, TB 27 | TB |
Results through (Eastern time).
From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999. Regular season and playoffs, counted by franchise: Raiders games include Oakland, Chargers games San Diego, Rams games St. Louis.