![]() ![]() … LB Jaylon Smith had a career-high 154 tackles in 2020. … TE Dalton Schultz set career highs in catches (63), receiving yards (615) and receiving touchdowns (4) last season. He also had a receiving touchdown in the last meeting with the Bucs. … WR Michael Gallup had 59 catches for 843 yards and 5 touchdowns in 2020. … WR CeeDee Lamb set rookie franchise records in catches (74) and receiving yards (935) last season. ![]() Cooper has 3 receiving touchdowns in his past 3 “Thursday Night Football” games. He had 12 catches for 173 yards and a receiving touchdown in his only career game at Tampa Bay (October 2016) while with the Raiders. He has 333 scrimmage yards (111 per game) and 4 touchdowns (3 rushing, 1 receiving) in 3 career games on “Thursday Night Football.” … WR Amari Cooper led the Cowboys with a career-high 92 catches and had 1,114 receiving yards in 2020. Elliott has 297 scrimmage yards (148.5 per game) and a rushing touchdown in 2 career games against Tampa Bay. … RB Ezekiel Elliott had 1,317 scrimmage yards (979 rushing, 338 receiving) and 8 touchdowns (6 rushing, 2 receiving) in 2020 and became the third player with 1,250+ scrimmage yards and 8+ touchdowns in each of his first 5 seasons in NFL history. Has 5 touchdowns against 0 interceptions in 4 career games on “Thursday Night Football.” Aims for his third in a row on “Thursday Night Football” with 300+ passing yards. Aims for his third in a row against Tampa Bay with a rushing touchdown. Trinkets: … QB Dak Prescott had 1,856 pass yards and 12 touchdowns (9 passing, 3 rushing) in five games in 2020. The difference here is that the Bucs can also run the ball when they put their minds to it. As defensive coordinator in Seattle, his pass defense was excellent, leading the league both in 20 with fewest passing yards allowed. In Atlanta, his pass defense was sorry except for a No. As an coordinator and head coach, his pass defenses are a mixed back. The X-factor here is new Dallas defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. The only way Joe would expect that to happen is if an opposing secondary is loaded with Pro Bowlers. On offense, Joe really wants to see how any defense is going to shut down the likes of Mike Evans, Antonio Brown, Chris Godwin and foot-rubbing, car-littering Rob Gronkowski. Just in case you’ve been sleeping in a cave of late, the past two seasons the Bucs have led the NFL in rushing defense. If the Cowboys are concerned Prescott is too rusty and instead have him feed Ezekiel Elliott, that plays right into the hands of the Bucs’ premier rush defense. If the Cowboys want to have Dak Prescott, in his first appearance in any sort of game since rearranging his ankle last October, throw 30 or 40 times to take advantage of their stud receivers, the Bucs’ pass rush should feast. Outlook: The Bucs should clobber the Cowboys, no matter how you slice it. Only one other referee group threw fewer pass interference flags than Hochuli and his zebras. However, this group lets defensive backs fight for footballs. Hochuli’s gang called the second-most offensive holding penalties in 2020. Last season they threw the fifth-most of any NFL crew. ![]() This group leans heavily on throwing flags. Zebras: The game will be officiated by Shawn Hochuli’s crew. Odds: Per BetMGM, as of midnight, Bucs -8.5 over/under 51.5. Rain chances will slightly increase from 47 percent at kickoff to 51 in the second half. Look for a kickoff temperature of 80 degrees with a very light wind. Weather: Per, a cool temperature for a September contest at the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway. The game will also be broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 211 (Bucs broadcast) or SiriusXM NFL Radio Channel 88 (Westwood One national radio feed). Additional stations throughout Florida on the Buccaneers Radio Network can be found here. Petersburg region 97.9 FM ESPN Radio in Tallahassee ( Transmisiones de radio en español en WTMP-FM 96.1 y WMGG-AM 1470 en Tampa). Radio: Buccaneers Radio Network WXTB-FM 97.9 in the Tampa-St. Streaming: Fans may stream the broadcast from or on a mobile device using one of the following: Buccaneers official app, or NBC Sports app or on Peacock. TV: NBC (WFLA-TV Channel 8, locally), Peacock. ![]()
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