Buccaneers @ Cowboys · Week 5

WEEK 5 · FINAL

THE READ

Buccaneers beat Cowboys, 28-10

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Buccaneers	+15.9	-8.4	+24.3	+7
Cowboys	-1.9	-3.5	+1.5	+14

SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.

Buccaneers — NFC #2 · division · 9-0 Cowboys — in the hunt · 4-5 Playoff picture →

In the MVP race

#1 Baker Mayfield QB · Buccaneers · 36.2% of the field

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Baker Mayfield

Buccaneers

8/12, 218 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT

Ted Hurst III

Buccaneers

4 catches, 130 yards, 3 TD

CeeDee Lamb

Cowboys

2 catches, 85 yards

THE STORY SO FAR

⭐ Ted Hurst III has not had a better afternoon this season.

🧊 Javonte Williams — 88 overall — was held to 37 rushing yards, against an average of 97.

📉 CeeDee Lamb is still searching for it: 45 receiving yards a game across his last three, against an average of 67.

WHAT DECIDED IT

Total yards Buccaneers 274, Cowboys 203 Buccaneers

Through the air Buccaneers 218, Cowboys 160 Buccaneers

On the ground Buccaneers 56, Cowboys 43 Buccaneers

Pressure Cowboys 0 sacks, Buccaneers 2 Buccaneers

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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THE MATCHUP SCOUT every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling

LEAGUE DATA counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it

Balanced Pass 58% · Rush 42% · 43.5 scored, 19.2 allowed

10.0 yds/att 65.4% completions 4.6 yds/carry 410.5 yds/game 1.0 giveaways/game 4.1% sack rate last 5: 5-0

Primary weapon: Chris Godwin Jr WR — 31% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 77 · Efficient Balance 92 Ball security 72 Back usage 36% QB runs 2.8/game

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 87 WR 82 TE 76 RB 84 OL 82 DL 85 LB 78 DB 84

Best: Vita Vea DT 95 Fastest: Ted Hurst III WR 92 SPD 8 at star dev or better

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push

Buccaneers receivers vs Cowboys secondary 82 v 84 EVEN

Cowboys receivers vs Buccaneers secondary 87 v 84 COWBOYS

Buccaneers line vs Cowboys front 82 v 81 EVEN

Cowboys line vs Buccaneers front 79 v 85 BUCCANEERS

Buccaneers backs vs Cowboys run defence 84 v 79 BUCCANEERS

Cowboys backs vs Buccaneers run defence 80 v 82 EVEN

Buccaneers passer vs Cowboys secondary 87 v 84 BUCCANEERS

Cowboys passer vs Buccaneers secondary 92 v 84 COWBOYS

TOP PERFORMERS

Baker Mayfield QB Buccaneers 218 pass yds

Dak Prescott QB Cowboys 160 pass yds

Ted Hurst III WR Buccaneers 130 rec yds

CeeDee Lamb WR Cowboys 85 rec yds

Cade Otton TE Buccaneers 71 rec yds

George Pickens WR Cowboys 64 rec yds

Bucky Irving HB Buccaneers 58 rush yds

Zyon McCollum CB Buccaneers 1 INTs

Shavon Revel Jr CB Cowboys 1 INTs

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BOX SCORE

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Baker Mayfield QB	8/12	218	4	1	0	66	114.5

COWBOYS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Dak Prescott QB	9/14	160	1	1	2	57	97.3

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Bucky Irving HB	9	58	6.4	0	0	17	31	0
Ted Hurst III WR	1	-2	-2	0	0	0	0	0

COWBOYS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	BTK	YAC	LNG
Javonte Williams HB	12	37	3.1	4	39	11
KaVontae Turpin WR	1	9	9	0	0	9
George Pickens WR	1	-3	-3	0	0	0

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Ted Hurst III WR	4	130	32.5	3	77	0	66
Cade Otton TE	2	71	35.5	0	29	0	39
Emeka Egbuka WR	1	9	9	0	5	1	9
Chris Godwin Jr WR	1	8	8	1	8	0	8

COWBOYS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	LNG
CeeDee Lamb WR	2	85	42.5	0	31	57
George Pickens WR	4	64	16	0	32	38
Jake Ferguson TE	1	12	12	0	3	12
Malik Davis HB	1	2	2	1	4	2
KaVontae Turpin WR	1	-3	-3	0	0	0

BUCCANEERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD
Zyon McCollum CB	4	0	1	0
Vita Vea DT	3	1	0	0
Kenny Moore II CB	2	0	0	0
Miles Killebrew SS	2	0	0	0
Jacob Parrish CB	2	0	0	1
Calijah Kancey DT	1	1	0	0
Alex Anzalone WILL	1	0	0	0
Demonte Capehart DT	1	0	0	0
Benjamin Morrison CB	1	0	0	0
Keionte Scott CB	1	0	0	0

COWBOYS

PLAYER	TKL	INT	PD
Caleb Downs SS	3	0	0
Cobie Durant CB	2	0	0
DaRon Bland CB	2	0	1
Rashan Gary LEDG	1	0	0
Jalen Thompson SS	1	0	0
Shavon Revel Jr CB	0	1	0

BUCCANEERS

nothing recorded

COWBOYS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Brandon Aubrey K	1/1	1/1	35

RECENT FORM

Buccaneers

W 36–20 vs Packers WK 4

W 56–14 vs Vikings WK 3

W 58–21 vs Browns WK 2

Cowboys

W 33–16 vs Texans WK 4

W 24–17 vs Ravens WK 3

W 31–28 vs Commanders WK 2

TEAM STATS

Buccaneers		Cowboys
274	TOTAL YARDS	203
218	PASSING YARDS	160
56	RUSHING YARDS	43
0	SACKS ALLOWED	2
2	SACKS MADE	0
1	GIVEAWAYS	1
1	TAKEAWAYS	1

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD

1 BUCCANEERS — 0 COWBOYS

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