Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15 Dallas Cowboys 31
Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosted Dallas Cowboys on Saturday Night. Dallas jumped out to a 28–0 halftime lead. Tony Romo threw for three touchdown passes, and ran for another. The Buccaneers tried to rally, but fell far short, losing 31–15.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Terry McAulay
- UMPIRE: Paul King
- HEAD LINESMAN: Greg Bradley
- LINE JUDGE: Mark Steinkerchner
- SIDE JUDGE: Michael Banks
- BACK JUDGE: Lee Dyer
- FIELD JUDGE: Terry Brown
- REPLAY OFFICIAL: Ernie Frantz
- VIDEO OPERATOR: not documented
SCORING
- COWBOYS: 08:44-1Q Austin 8 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)
- COWBOYS: 00:18-1Q Bryant 8 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)
- COWBOYS: 04:42-2Q Robinson 9 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)
- COWBOYS: 00:20-2Q Romo 1 run (Bailey kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 13:39-2Q Watson 7 fumble return (Barth kick)
- COWBOYS: 06:38-3Q Bailey FG30
- BUCCANEERS: 00:23-3Q Briscoe 13 pass from Freeman (Winslow pass from Freeman)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #19 M. Williams
- LT: #70 D. Penn
- LG: #76 J. Zuttah
- C: #52 J. Faine
- RG: #75 D. Joseph
- RT: #65 J. Trueblood
- TE: #88 L. Stocker
- WR: #89 D. Briscoe
- QB: #05 J. Freeman
- RB: #27 L. Blount
- FB: #44 E. Lorig
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #91 D. Bowers
- DT: #92 B. Price
- DT: #95 A. Haynesworth
- RE: #94 A. Clayborn
- SLB: #58 Q. Black
- MLB: #59 M. Foster
- WLB: #54 G. Hayes
- LCB: #25 A. Talib
- RCB: #20 R. Barber
- SS: #26 S. Jones
- FS: #36 T. Jackson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 9 Koenen, 10 Barth, 24 Gaitor, 28 Lumpkin, 31 Biggers, 32 Madu, 33 Mack, 41 Lynch, 43 Black, 48 Economos, 50 Te'o-Nesheim, 53 Reed , 56 Watson, 57 Hayward, 62 Larsen, 69 Dotson, 71 Bennett, 80 Pianalto, 81 Spurlock, 82 Winslow, 87 Parker, 90 Miller, 98 Okam
DID NOT PLAY
- 11 J.Johnson
INACTIVE
- 12 Carpenter, 17 Benn, 18 Stroughter, 22 Asante, 23 Lewis, 73 Hardman, 77 Lee
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Freeman 4-37, Blount 9-21.
- COWBOYS: Jones 22-108, Morris 12-53, Romo 3-(-1).
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Freeman 27-17-148-0-1.
- COWBOYS: Romo 30-23-249-0-3.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Lumpkin 5-50, Winslow 4-37, Briscoe 3-36, Madu 2-8, Pianalto 1-7, Spurlock 1-6, Stocker 1-4.
- COWBOYS: Austin 5-53, Witten 4-77, Bryant 4-40, Robinson 3-29, Jones 3-23, Bennett 3-23, Ogletree 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- COWBOYS: none.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Parker 3-70, Pianalto 1-0.
- COWBOYS: none.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Spurlock 1-(-2).
- COWBOYS: Bryant 4-15.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Bennett 1-6, Clayborn 1-4.
- COWBOYS: Ware 1-6, Lissemore 1-6, Scandrick 1-4.
