Beyond a few positive appearances from Tom Brady and a big night from Leonard Fournette, the defense carried the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to victory over the Dallas Cowboys. On the first Sunday night of the 2022 NFL season.
The result speaks volumes about what the Bucs did with Dak Prescott and Co.'s attack: 19-3.
Prescott, who ended up suffering from a right-hand injury, finished with just 14 of 29 completions for 134 yards, zero touchdowns, and one interception.
Ezekiel Elliott had 52 yards on ten carries, but it wasn't enough to make up for the Texan's deficient air production against a Tampa that blocked all the lanes.
And in turn, the owner's untalented wide receiver position came to light significantly when Lamb dropped just two receptions on 11 pass attempts to him.
A memorable start to the season for the Cowboys, as the Buccaneers showed the full defensive potential of their roster beyond the big names on offense. Dominant performance is relative to the rest of the NFC.
Tom Brady (buccaneer): 18 of 27, 212 yards, one touchdown, one interception
Leonard Fournette (buccaneer): 21 carries for 127 yards
Devin White (Corsair): 8 tackles, two sacks
Dak Prescott (Cowboys): 14 of 29, 134 yards, one interception
Ezequiel Elliott (Cowboys): 10 carries for 52 yards
The Cowboys quarterback had a bad game and had to leave the field with a pitching hand injury. Cooper Rush took his place at the wheel of a Dallas with no time for any comeback. It was a 19-3 loss.
Beyond the passing game, the Bucs enjoy a great game from their defense and Leonard Fournette, who has already surpassed 100 rushing yards.
Great connection between the Tampa veterans to add 48 yards and allow Succop to make his fourth field goal of the first half. Dallas couldn't handle the Bucs' defense and went 12-3 at halftime with a wildly inaccurate dak. The security and the kicker prevail at this time.
Great play and catch by the young Dallas defensive star. The action slowed Tampa's deep drive, squandering a short field goal by Succop.
A defensive phase in which both had chances to get close to the red zone without exploiting it—71 yards and 4 of 6 for Brady; 48 yards and 5 of 10 for Dak.
First, Dallas and Tampa entered enemy territory but failed to break through defenses near the end zone. Transformations of Maher (51 meters) and Succop (44) at 3:3.
It has already been played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington!
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