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Even though the final score indicated a close game, the Dallas Cowboys’ 26-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday night felt much more decisive. The Cowboys learned earlier in the day that ...
The Star-Telegram’s analysis, commentary, video and more of the big moments of the NFL playoff game. How the Dallas Cowboys beat the Tampa Bay Bucs 31-14 in the NFL playoffs Skip to main content
This was Tampa Bay's last playoff game until 1997, by which time the Buccaneers replaced their orange uniforms. From 1983 to 1996, they suffered 14 consecutive losing seasons, 13 of which saw Tampa Bay lose 10 or more games. This was the second postseason meeting between the Buccaneers and Cowboys. Dallas won the only previous meeting. [6]
The game was originally scheduled to be played on January 14 at 1:05 p.m. EST, but was delayed due to a state of emergency and travel ban declared in Western New York as a result of a massive snowstorm, marking the first time an NFL playoff game was postponed since the 2016–17 playoffs, a game that also featured the Steelers.
The win sent the 49ers to their first Super Bowl and snapped their three-game playoff losing streak to the Cowboys. After forcing Dallas to punt on the opening drive, San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana completed a 17-yard pass to Charle Young and a 24-yarder to Lenvil Elliott before throwing an 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Freddie ...
It was only the NFL's first of 272 regular-season games, but the Buccaneers' thrilling win over the Cowboys had important stakes for multiple parties.
The matchup with the Buccaneers saw the Cowboys buck a negative history trend, as the Cowboys won their first road playoff game since 1992, as well as improving to 1–7 against Tom Brady-led teams. It also marked Dallas' first playoff win in their navy blue jerseys since the 1978 season , when they shut out the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC ...
Thursday night featured a matchup between the reigning Super Bowl champions and arguably the most popular team in America for the first game of the NFL season. Unsurprisingly, this Buccaneers ...