TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One (8:20 PM ET): Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic
All-Time Series History Regular Season: DAL leads series, 13-6 (Home team won 5 of past 6) Postseason: DAL leads series, 3-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 9/11/22: TB 19 at DAL 3 Postseason: NFC-WC 1/16/23: DAL 31 at TB 14
HEAD COACHES
Todd Bowles vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-1 Reg. Season: 51-64 (.443) Postseason: 1-2 (.333)
Mike McCarthy vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-4 Reg. Season: 173-110-2 (.611) Postseason: 11-11 (.500)
BUCCANEERS NOTES
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD passed for 288 yards & 4 TDs vs. INT for 135.3 rating in Week 15 & is 1 of 3 (Joe Burrow & Lamar Jackson) with 3+ games (3) with 4+ TD passes in 2024. Ranks 3rd in TD passes (career-high 32) & 4th in pass yards (3,617) this season. Aims for his 3rd in row with 285+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes. Has 90+ rating in 6 of his 7 road starts in 2024. • RB RACHAAD WHITE had 81 scrimmage yards (64 rush, 17 rec.) & 6th rec. TD of season in Week 15, tied-most among RBs. Has TD in 7 of his past 8. Needs 88 scrimmage yards for 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season. • RB BUCKY IRVING (rookie) rushed for 117 yards in Week 15, his 2nd-career game with 100+ rush yards. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4. Leads all rookies in scrimmage yards (1,148) & rush yards (852). • WR MIKE EVANS had 9 catches for 159 yards & 2 TDs in Week 15, his 7thcareer game with 150+ rec. yards & 2+ rec. TDs, 3rd-most by player in 1st 11 seasons all-time. Has 52 catches in 2024 & became 5th player ever with 50+ catches in each of his 1st 11 seasons. Needs TD catch for 6th-career 10+ rec. TD season. Aims for his 3rd in row at Dal. with TD catch. • WR JALEN MCMILLAN (rookie) set career highs in catches (5) & rec. yards (75) & had 4th rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. • LB LAVONTE DAVID had 12 tackles & 1.5 sacks in Week 15 & aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Has 104 tackles in 2024, his 11th-career 100+ tackle season. Has TFL in 5 of his 6 career games vs. Dal. • NT VITA VEA has sack in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Dal. • DL CALIJAH KANCEY has sack in 4 of his 5 road games in 2024. • CB JAMEL DEAN had 2 PD & 1st INT of season last week, his 8th-career INT. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with PD.
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB COOPER RUSH completed 18 of 29 atts. (62.1 pct.) for 214 yards & careerhigh 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 119 rating in Week 15. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes & 4th in row at home with TD pass. • RB RICO DOWDLE had career-high 149 rush yards in Week 15, his 3rd straight game with 110+ rush yards. Has 1,085 scrimmage yards in 2024, his 1st-career 1,000-yard season. Has 110+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 in primetime. • WR CEEDEE LAMB had 9 catches for 116 yards & rec. TD in Week 15. Has 489 career receptions, 2nd-most by player in 1st 5 seasons in all-time. Has 1,089 rec. yards in 2024, his 4th consec. season with 1,000+ rec. yards. Needs 6 catches for 3rd-straight 100+ catch season. Has 3 rec. TDs in past 3 in primetime & aims for his 4th in row in primetime with 6+ catches & 90+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row overall with 90+ rec. yards & TD. • WR BRANDIN COOKS aims for his 5th in row vs. TB with 5+ catches & 60+ rec. yards. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 in primetime. • WR JALEN TOLBERT had 5th rec. TD of season in Week 15. • TE JAKE FERGUSON needs 2 catches & 76 rec. yards for 2nd-straight season with 50+ receptions & 500+ rec. yards. • LB MICAH PARSONS had 2 sacks in Week 15 & has 14 career games with 2+ sacks, tied 4th-most such games by player in first 4 career seasons all-time. • LB ERIC KENDRICKS had 2nd INT of season in Week 15. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 10+ tackles. Is 1 of 2 (Bobby Wagner) with 100+ tackles in each of past 9 seasons. • DL OSA ODIGHIZUWA had sack & 1st FF of season in Week 15. • CB DARON BLAND has 8 PD in his past 5 & aims for his 6th in row with PD. Has PD in 6 of his past 7 in primetime & aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with 2+ PDs. • S MALIK HOOKER aims for his 3rd in row in primetime with 7+ tackles & INT.
