Dallas Cowboys 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15
The Cowboys busted up the Buccaneers last night in Tampa. The Cowboys were up 28-0 at the half and had this game when in hand throughout. Tony Romo was excellent last night as he completed 23 of 30 passes for 249 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 INTs. Romo also carried the ball 3 times for -1 yard (-0.3 ypc) with 1 TD run. He also lost a fumble that was returned 4 yards for a TD by LB Dekoda Watson. Felix Jones led the way for the Cowboys on the ground last night and he rushed for 108 yards on 22 carries (4.9 ypc). He also caught 3 passes for 23 yards (7.7 avg) last night. Sammy Morris got into his first game of the year last night for the Cowboys and he looked good. Morris carried the ball 12 times for 53 yards (4.4 ypc) in this game. TE Jason Witten (4 rec, 77 yards), WR Miles Austin (5 rec, 53 yards, TD), WR Dez Bryant (4 rec, 40 yards, TD) and WR Laurent Robinson (3 rec, 29 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game last night. The Cowboys finished up with 160 yards rushing on 37 carries (4.3 ypc) and they also completed 23 of 30 passes (76.7%) for 239 yards as they had possession of the ball for 37:59.
The defense was dominating for the Cowboys last night. CB Orlando Scandrick (6 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 QB hit and 1 sack) and OLB Anthony Spencer (5 tackles and 1 QB hit) led the way for the Cowboys’ D last night. LB Bradie James pitched in with a fumble recovery. The Buccaneers finished up with only 58 yards rushing on 13 carries (4.5 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 27 passes for 132 yards. The Cowboys are now 8-6 on the season.
