Winston, who hadn’t thrown an interception in his previous four games, completed 22 of 39 for 264 yards and two picks. “We needed these last two, three, four ballgames”.
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“We talked about being relevant”. The very next play after the now you see it, now you don’t fumble, Winston was in the end zone on a 1-yard naked bootleg right, and the Bucs were holding on to win for the second time in three weeks. “That’s what we should be talking about”.
The Bucs allowed the Cowboys to drive down the field for a field goal again, with a 24-yard Jason Witten catch with Lavonte David in coverage the key play on that drive.
The visitors were still missing injured quarterback Tony Romo, without whom they have failed to win so far this season, although he is expected to feature for the first time since week two when his side take on the Miami Dolphins next weekend. Five of those losses have been by a touchdown or less.
“Guys just continue to play hard, and that’s how it’s supposed to happen. We all know that”. The Cowboys responded with a good punt return by Cole Beasley and a couple of first downs before running into a Kwon Alexander sack and settling for a field goal. The question is whether it’s too late to salvage the season.
“Obviously we all want the results, we all want to win”. “We’re not the same old Bucs”.
“Matt Cassel has played at a high level in this league, so you expect that from a veteran player that has been in different systems”, Smith said. I have a feeling Jameis Winston has a chance to be a good one, but I just can’t fathom Dallas losing seven straight.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers free safety Bradley McDougald (30) intercepts a pass intended for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant (88) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, November 15, 2015, in Tampa, Fla. On third-and-goal from 5, the 6-foot-4, 230-pound quarterback scrambled up the middle and dived for the end zone, losing the ball before crossing the goal line. He’s going to do that for a lot of games in our future. Tampa Bay pinned the Cowboys deep over and over because they didn’t field the ball, they were pinned inside their own 10.
The touted match up today is between Bucs receiver Mike Evans and Cowboys wideout Dez Bryant. In the receiving end, Rishard Matthews had 93 yards in five catches while Jarvis Landry added 52 yards in seven receptions.
“Of course, that goes without saying”, he said. “I know the standard that I have for myself”, Bryant said. His streak of consecutive passes without throwing an interception ended at 135.
The frustration for the Cowboys surely comes from the reality that they could have won six of the seven games they’ve lost. Cassel and Brandon Weeden are each 0-3 filling in. He picked up his second in a row against the Cowboys, catching eight passes for 126 yards. Then the defense, led by impressive play from cornerbacks Sterling Moore, who shutdown former teammate Bryant, and Jude Adjei-Barimah, stifled the Cowboys.
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Quick Hits: Bucs DE George Johnson was lost for the game due to a calf injury….
