Buccaneers beat Cowboys 24-16 as Bucky Irving runs for 165 yards and 1 TD

Automated recap from game data · November 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM ET · AT&T Stadium

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Dallas Cowboys 24-16 on Thursday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington before a crowd of 92,351. The Buccaneers moved to 1-4, while the Cowboys fell to 2-3.

The Buccaneers trailed 10-7 at halftime but outscored the Cowboys 17-6 the rest of the way.

The Buccaneers out-gained the Cowboys 419-366 and won the turnover battle 3-0. The Buccaneers converted 7 of 13 third downs and held the ball for 39:21.

Bucky Irving of the Buccaneers earned Game MVP. Irving ran 21 times for 165 yards and a touchdown.

For the Cowboys, George Pickens caught 9 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown.

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
TB	0	7	17	0	24
DAL	7	3	0	6	16

How the game turned

Buccaneers win probability

Biggest swing: Buccaneers went from 78% to 97% on one play in the fourth quarter.

Q4 1:22(No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Prescott pass short middle intended for J.Ferguson INTERCEPTED by A.Anzalone at TB 12. A.Anzalone to TB 12 for no gain.

Scoring plays

Time	Team	Play	TB-DAL
Q1 10:51	DAL	Javonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)	0-7
Q2 14:53	TB	Bucky Irving 5 Yd pass from Jalon Daniels (Chase McLaughlin Kick)	7-7
Q2 0:21	DAL	Brandon Aubrey 41 Yd Field Goal	7-10
Q3 14:00	TB	Emeka Egbuka 14 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)	14-10
Q3 7:31	TB	Bucky Irving 1 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)	21-10
Q3 2:58	TB	Chase McLaughlin 41 Yd Field Goal	24-10
Q4 5:26	DAL	George Pickens 18 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)	24-16

Team stats

TB		DAL
419	Total yards	366
178	Passing yards	316
241	Rushing yards	50
24	First downs	20
7-13	Third down	4-10
0-1	Fourth down	0-1
3-5	Red zone	2-2
0	Turnovers	3
1-11	Sacks allowed	0-0
14-92	Penalties	7-57
39:21	Time of possession	20:39