Week 5 · Recap
Cowboys 16, Buccaneers 24: Week 5 recap
What happened
The Cowboys lost to the Buccaneers 24-16 at home at AT&T Stadium in Week 5, moving to 2-3.
The Cowboys were outgained 419-366, lost the turnover battle, 3 giveaways to 0, and went 4-10 on third down.
Dak Prescott went 24 of 42 for 316 yards, 1 TD and 2 INTs. Javonte Williams had 12 carries for 45 yards and 1 TD on the ground. George Pickens led the receivers with 9 catches for 130 yards and 1 TD.
On defense, Malachi Lawrence led with 1 sack and Dee Winters had 10 tackles.
Team stats
- 366Total yards419
- 316Passing yards178
- 50Rushing yards241
- 20First downs24
- 4-10Third down7-13
- 2-2Red zone (TD-att)3-5
- 3Turnovers0
- 0-0Sacked-yards1-11
- 7-57Penalties-yards14-92
- 20:39Possession39:21
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: TB-DAL- 1st quarter
- DALJavonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)10:510-7
- 2nd quarter
- TBBucky Irving 5 Yd pass from Jalon Daniels (Chase McLaughlin Kick)14:537-7
- DALBrandon Aubrey 41 Yd Field Goal0:217-10
- 3rd quarter
- TBEmeka Egbuka 14 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)14:0014-10
- TBBucky Irving 1 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)7:3121-10
- TBChase McLaughlin 41 Yd Field Goal 2:5824-10
- 4th quarter
- DALGeorge Pickens 18 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)5:2624-16
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 13, 2026, 10:25 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.