Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys
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FINAL · TB 24–16·Thursday 2026-10-08·AT&T Stadium·closed DAL -9.5 · O/U 49.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-09D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ Baker Mayfield (QB) — Out✚ DeMarvion Overshown (LILB) — Out
Field
closed · matrixturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
TB 4d · DAL 4d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
TB form
1-4PF 100 · PA 112Home 0-3Away 1-1
QB Jalon Daniels 1–1 as starter · last 10: 1–1 · since 2026
DAL form
2-3PF 138 · PA 136Home 1-2Away 1-1
QB Dak Prescott 85–58–1 as starter · playoffs 2–5 · last 10: 3–7 · since 2016
| TB | Season efficiency | DAL |
|---|---|---|
| -0.088 | Off EPA / play | 0.127 |
| 40.9 | Off success % | 47.9 |
| 8 | Off explosive % | 7.5 |
| 38.2 | 3rd-down conv % | 49.2 |
| -0.057 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.193 |
| 41.7 | Def success % allowed | 51.8 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
TB staff
HCTodd Bowles1–0 vs SchottenheimerOCZac Robinson1–0 vs ParkerDCTodd Bowles1–0 vs Adams
4th-down go 19.1% · PROE -2.1 · no-huddle 6.1%
DAL staff
HCBrian Schottenheimer0–1 vs BowlesOCKlayton Adams0–1 vs BowlesDCChristian Parker0–1 vs Robinson
4th-down go 27.5% · PROE +0.1 · no-huddle 9.3%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Todd Bowles1–0Brian SchottenheimerBowles leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | TB @ DAL | 24–16 | 421–366 | Todd Bowles |
TB offense vs DAL defense
Zac Robinson(OC)1–0Christian Parker(DC)Robinson leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | TB | DAL | 24–16 | 421 | +8 | W |
DAL offense vs TB defense
Klayton Adams(OC)0–1Todd Bowles(DC)Bowles leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | DAL | TB | 16–24 | 366 | -8 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | TB @ DAL | 24–16 | TB | Todd Bowles / Brian Schottenheimer |
| 2024-12-22 | TB @ DAL | 24–26 | DAL | Todd Bowles / Mike McCarthy |
| 2023-01-16 | DAL @ TB | 31–14 | DAL | Mike McCarthy / Todd Bowles |
| 2022-09-11 | TB @ DAL | 19–3 | TB | Todd Bowles / Mike McCarthy |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded