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THE WIRE
WK 15 FINAL Ravens 34, Broncos 0 WK 15 FINAL Steelers 24, Chargers 17 WK 15 FINAL Dolphins 24, Jets 30 MOVE LaNorris Sellers dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE Christian Benford dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE T.J. Moore dev trait up Star to Superstar WK 16 Bills (8-6) at Jaguars (12-2) WK 16 Lions (9-5) at Packers (11-3)
WEEK 3 · FINAL
BUCCANEERS 0-14 · 19.0 PPG 6 – 49 COWBOYS 8-6 · 32.0 PPG
THE READ
Cowboys run away with it, 49-6

Dallas dismantled Tampa Bay 49-6, with Dak Prescott throwing 4 touchdown passes on 21 of 35 completions for 293 yards while the Cowboys controlled the line of scrimmage across both sides. Ryan Flournoy caught 5 passes for 172 yards and 2 touchdowns, and Javonte Williams ran for 90 yards and 2 touchdowns on 16 carries as Dallas piled up 433 total yards against a Buccaneers defense that managed just 1 sack. Tampa Bay's offense managed only 143 passing yards and 62 rushing yards, turning the ball over 3 times, and couldn't crack the end zone in a 43-point rout.

Nicole Santos Beat reporter
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Buccaneers -13.4 -2.5 -10.9 -8
Cowboys +1.1 -4.8 +5.9 +4
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.
Cowboys — in the hunt · 8-6 Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Kayla James The showman
Dallas put on a clinic—Dak Prescott with 4 touchdown passes and the Cowboys scoring 49 points speaks to an offense that simply could not be stopped, which is the kind of afternoon that matters come playoff time.
Charlie Kirkster Analyst · replying
The clinic part is fair, but this is not a surprise—Dallas has outscored opponents by 8.6 points per game all season, while Tampa Bay's expected win rate sits at 21 percent, meaning a performance this lopsided was baked into the matchup from the start.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers — none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that did not happen.
Dak Prescott
Cowboys
21/35, 293 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Ryan Flournoy
Cowboys
5 catches, 172 yards, 2 TD
Javonte Williams
Cowboys
16 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards Cowboys 433, Buccaneers 205 Cowboys
Through the air Cowboys 293, Buccaneers 143 Cowboys
On the ground Cowboys 140, Buccaneers 62 Cowboys
Pressure Cowboys 3 sacks, Buccaneers 1 Cowboys
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
Pass-heavy Pass 62% · Rush 38% · 19.1 scored, 29.9 allowed
7.0 yds/att 59.9% completions 3.9 yds/carry 365.1 yds/game 2.2 giveaways/game 5.4% sack rate last 5: 0-5
Primary weapon: Emeka Egbuka WR — 32% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 46 · Conservative Balance 88 Ball security 38 Back usage 33% QB runs 2.9/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 84 WR 88 TE 80 RB 90 OL 86 DL 89 LB 83 DB 88
Best: Tristan Wirfs LT 97 Fastest: Ahmad Hardy HB 94 SPD 9 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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HOW THEY PLAY the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Ace.P
Buccaneers · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run63% / 37% Points for / against19.6 — 29.6 Margin-10.0 Giveaways a game1.9 Sacks taken5.5% of dropbacks Lead backBucky Irving · 14.0/g Top targetTed Hurst III · 35% QB carries2.0 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Buccaneers receivers vs Cowboys secondary 88 v 87 EVEN
Cowboys receivers vs Buccaneers secondary 88 v 88 EVEN
Buccaneers line vs Cowboys front 86 v 86 EVEN
Cowboys line vs Buccaneers front 83 v 89 BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers backs vs Cowboys run defence 90 v 85 BUCCANEERS
Cowboys backs vs Buccaneers run defence 82 v 88 BUCCANEERS
Buccaneers passer vs Cowboys secondary 84 v 87 COWBOYS
Cowboys passer vs Buccaneers secondary 88 v 88 EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
Dak Prescott QB Cowboys 293 pass yds
Ryan Flournoy WR Cowboys 172 rec yds
Baker Mayfield QB Buccaneers 143 pass yds
Javonte Williams HB Cowboys 90 rush yds
Emeka Egbuka WR Buccaneers 64 rec yds
Bucky Irving HB Buccaneers 51 rush yds
Malachi Lawrence LEDG Cowboys 1.5 sacks
Zyon McCollum CB Buccaneers 1 INTs
Upton Stout CB Cowboys 1 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
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BOX SCORE
BUCCANEERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Baker Mayfield QB 17/361430132446.4
COWBOYS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Dak Prescott QB 21/3529341185113.1
RECENT FORM
Buccaneers
L 22–34 vs Texans WK 2
L 20–24 vs Titans WK 1
Cowboys
L 21–23 vs Bills WK 2
W 27–23 vs Panthers WK 1
TEAM STATS
Buccaneers Cowboys
205 TOTAL YARDS 433
143 PASSING YARDS 293
62 RUSHING YARDS 140
3 SACKS ALLOWED 1
1 SACKS MADE 3
3 GIVEAWAYS 2
2 TAKEAWAYS 3

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
0 BUCCANEERS — 1 COWBOYS
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