2026 Week 5 · Final
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys, final 24–16
Pregame first read
DAL passing attack has the stronger league profile.
DAL passing attack #5/32 · TB pass defense #21/32 · 181 offense / 164 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.
- Model spread
- PK
- Model total
- 49.5
- 80% range (DAL margin)
- -14.9 to +19.3
League profiles describe different prior opponents. They do not measure this game’s head-to-head outcome. The model is a historical scoring estimate, not a betting line, and it does not know injuries or availability.
Recorded leaders
- PassingDak PrescottDAL316 pass yds
- RushingBucky IrvingTB165 rush yds
- ReceivingGeorge PickensDAL130 rec yds
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- DAL passing attack#5/32TB pass defense#21/32
- DAL run game#15/32TB run defense#1/32
- TB passing attack#26/32DAL pass defense#32/32
- TB run game#18/32DAL run defense#20/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2026 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
TBTampa Bay Buccaneers
- Baker MayfieldQB · 3 games205pass yds/g
- Bucky IrvingRB · 4 games60.3rush yds/g
- Cade OttonTE · 4 games39.3rec yds/g
- Emeka EgbukaWR · 4 games38.5rec yds/g
DALDallas Cowboys
- Dak PrescottQB · 4 games266pass yds/g
- Javonte WilliamsRB · 4 games57.8rush yds/g
- CeeDee LambWR · 4 games125rec yds/g
- George PickensWR · 4 games56.3rec yds/g