“He’s not Jesus, you know?” Body language is always good. A personal foul penalty on corner Mike Jenkins during the kickoff after the game winning touchdown gave the Cowboys great field position. “I didn’t expect to lose six games with our roster”. Dallas owner Jerry Jones said the skid hasn’t changed his mind about having Romo play as soon as next weekend.
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Great call there by offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter for the win.
It nearly ended with a fumble, but a Cowboys penalty helped give the Buccaneers another chance at the win.
Bryant argued for a pass interference call to no avail.
“It was close for a few of them (Sunday)”, Smith said. Looking back, it’s laughable to think I predicted these two teams to combine for 65 points. “It’s unfortunate”, Bryant said. “And if he practices well, he’s going to play in the game. I know the standard that I have for myself”, Bryant said. They are also 4-1 ATS in their past five overall, with rookie quarterback Jameis Winston coming of age and making big plays in key situations.
-PASSING OFFENSE: C. The Bucs managed to score only one touchdown again Sunday against the Cowboys.
During an injury timeout that followed Doug Martin gains of 2 and 10 yards, Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy – who was placed on the National Football League commissioner’s exempt list for 15 games last season and was suspended for four games this season when his ex-girlfriend accused him of assault – took off his helmet and began yelling toward Bucs fans in the south end zone who were chanting “Hardy s–“. Although both interceptions were throws that could have been placed more accurately, they went off the hands of the receivers and fell into Safety Jeff Heath’ hands. Winston scored his fourth rushing TD of the season on the next play. “We’re not the same old Bucs”. They’ve patted him on the head and told him to play nice when he said foolish things about guns and women, and looked the other way when he had to be separated from not only one of his team’s assistant coaches, but another teammate on the sidelines yesterday. In their current seven game losing streak, the Cowboys had the lead or were tied in the fourth quarter in six of their games that they lost.
WINSTON’S STREAK: After throwing four interceptions and losing a fumble during a loss to Carolina on October 4, Winston went four games without a turnover. It was the first interception thrown by Winston, the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft, since October 4, a span of 134 passes. With Romo out, the Cowboys have been using Brandon Weeden and Matt Cassel at quarterback and neither player has been able to lead the team to a victory. Evans caught eight passes for 126 yards.
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Three plays later, the Bucs were inside the Dallas 5-yard line and seeking more than a game-tying field goal. In the receiving end, Dez Bryant had 45 yards in five receptions while Jason Witten added 42 yards in five catches. But Sunday saw Claiborne leave the game in the first half with a hamstring injury. For the second time this season, the defense took the field in an overtime game only needing to prevent a touchdown, and failed to do so.
