SUPER WILD CARD WEEKEND
DALLAS COWBOYS (12-5 – NFC EAST – NO. 5 SEED) @ TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (8-9 – NFC SOUTH – NO. 4 SEED)
DATE: Monday, January 16, 2023
TIME: 8:15 PM ET
STADIUM: Raymond James Stadium
REFEREE: Craig Wrolstad
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TIME 8:15 PM ET
TV ESPN/ABC, ESPN2-Manningcast, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes:
Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters (field reporter)
NATIONAL RADIO Westwood One: Kevin Kugler, Kurt Warner, Laura Okmin (field reporter)
Dallas SiriusXM 81 or 226 and the SXM App
Tampa Bay SiriusXM 83 or 225 and the SXM App
National SiriusXM 88 and the SXM App
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Cowboys lead all-time series, 13-6
STREAKS Buccaneers have won past 2
LAST GAME 9/11/22: Buccaneers 19 at Cowboys 3
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/9/21: Buccaneers 31, Cowboys 29
PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Cowboys lead all-time series, 2-0
STREAKS Cowboys have won past 2
LAST GAME 1/9/83: Buccaneers 17 at Cowboys 30
LAST GAME AT SITE First meeting in Tampa Bay
HEAD COACH: MIKE MCCARTHY
PLAYOFF RECORD 10-9
VS. OPPONENT 3-4
DALLAS COWBOYS
PLAYOFF RECORD 35-29
CHAMPIONSHIPS 5: 1971 (VI), 1977 (XII), 1992 (XXVII),
1993 (XXVIII), 1995 (XXX)
LAST POSTSEASON
GAME L 23-17 vs. San Francisco (1/16/22 – NFC-WC)
VS. COMMON
OPPONENTS 2-1: Cin (1-0), GB (0-1), LAR (1-0)
PTS. FOR 27.5
OFFENSE 354.9
PASSING Dak Prescott: 261-394-2,860-23-15-91.1
RUSHING Tony Pollard: 193-1,007-5.2-9
RECEIVING CeeDee Lamb: 107-1,359-12.7-9
PTS. AGAINST 20.1
DEFENSE 330.2
SACKS Micah Parsons: 13.5
INTs DaRon Bland (R): 5
TAKE/GIVE +10 (33/23)
PR KaVontae Turpin: 10.4
KR KaVontae Turpin: 24.2
PUNTING (NET) Bryan Anger: 48.4 (42.8)
KICKING Brett Maher: 137 (50/53 PAT; 29/32 FG)
COWBOYS TEAM NOTES
• DALLAS clinched playoff berth for 2nd-consecutive season.
• COWBOYS ranked 4th with 27.5 points per game & scored 24+ points in 10 of final 11 reg. season games.
• DALLAS had 7 players selected to 2023 Pro Bowl Games: CB TREVON DIGGS, WR CEEDEE LAMB, DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE, G ZACK MARTIN, LB MICAH PARSONS, RB TONY POLLARD & RS KAVONTAE TURPIN.
COWBOYS OFFENSIVE NOTES
• QB DAK PRESCOTT passed for 2,860 yards & 23 TDs for 91.1 rating in 12 starts in 2022. Has 9 TDs (6 pass, 3 rush) in 4 career playoff starts, incl. 3 games with both pass & rush TD. Passed for 403 yards & 3 TDs in his only career start at TB (9/9/21).
• RB TONY POLLARD had career highs in scrimmage yards (1,378), rush yards (1,007), rec. yards (371), rush TDs (9) & rec. TDs (3) in 2022. Had 100+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his final 4 reg. season road games.
• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT had 968 scrimmage yards (876 rush, 92 rec) & ranked tied-5th in NFL with 12 rush TDs in 2022. Since 2016, is only player with 10,000+ scrimmage yards (10,598). Has 389 scrimmage yards (97.3 per game) & 2 rush TDs in 4 career playoff games.
• WR CEEDEE LAMB ranked tied-5th with career-high 107 receptions, ranked 6th with career-high 1,359 rec. yards & had career-high 9 rec. TDs in 2022. Joined HOFer Michael Irvin (1995) as only Dal. players ever with 100+ catches & 1,300+ rec. yards in season. Had 7 catches for 104 yards & rec. TD in his only career game at TB (9/9/21).
• TE DALTON SCHULTZ had 57 catches for 577 yards & 5 rec. TDs in 2022 & is 1 of 4 TEs with 50+ catches & 500+ rec. yards in each of past 3 seasons.
COWBOYS DEFENSIVE NOTES
• LB MICAH PARSONS led team with 13.5 sacks & became 3rd player since 1982 with 13+ sacks in each of 1st 2 NFL seasons. Had 2 sacks in Week 1 meeting. Since 2021, ranks 4th in NFL in TFL (34).
• DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had 6th-career season with 5+ sacks (6) in 2022. Aims for his 6th in row in postseason with TFL. Has TFL in 3 of his
4 career games vs. TB. Had FF in last road meeting (9/9/21).
• DE DORANCE ARMSTRONG set career highs in sacks (8.5) & TFL (9) in 2022.
• DE SAM WILLIAMS led all rookies with 10 TFL & tied-1st with 3 FRs.
• CB TREVON DIGGS led team with 14 PD & has 49 PD since 2020, 2ndmost in NFL. Has 4 PD & INT in 2 career games vs. TB.
• CB DARON BLAND ranked tied-2nd among rookies with 5 INTs.
• S DONOVAN WILSON led team with 99 tackles in 2022. Had INT in Week 1 meeting.
HEAD COACH: TODD BOWLES
PLAYOFF RECORD 0-0
VS. OPPONENT 2-0
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
PLAYOFF
RECORD 11-10
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2: 2002 (XXXVII), 2020 (LV)
LAST POSTSEASON
GAME L 30-27 vs. L.A. Rams (1/23/22 – NFC-D)
VS. COMMON
OPPONENTS 1-2: Cin (0-1), GB (0-1), LAR (1-0)
PTS. FOR 18.4
OFFENSE 346.7
PASSING Tom Brady: 490-733-4,694-25-9-90.7
RUSHING Leonard Fournette: 189-668-3.5-3
RECEIVING Chris Godwin: 104-1,023-9.8-3
PTS. AGAINST 21.1
DEFENSE 324.3
SACKS Vita Vea: 6.5
INTs Many tied: 2
TAKE/GIVE -2 (20/22)
PR Deven Thompkins (R): 10.2
KR Deven Thompkins (R): 21.9
PUNTING (NET) Jake Camarda (R): 48.8 (41.6)
KICKING Ryan Succop: 117 (24/25 PAT; 31/38 FG)
BUCCANEERS TEAM NOTES
• TAMPA BAY clinched NFC South division title in consecutive seasons for 1st time in franchise history.
• TODD BOWLES is 5th TB head coach to lead franchise to postseason.
• BUCCANEERS had 1 player selected to 2023 Pro Bowl Games: T TRISTAN WIRFS.
• TAMPA BAY ranked 2nd in NFL in passing offense (269.8 yards per game).
BUCCANEERS OFFENSIVE NOTES
• QB TOM BRADY had NFL single-season record 490 completions for 4,694 yards & 25 TD passes in 2022, his 17th-career season with 25+ TD passes, most in NFL history. Is 7-0 with with 16 TDs (15 pass, 1 rush) vs. 5 INTs & 95 rating in 7 career starts vs. Dal. Is postseason all-time leader in games (47), wins (35), pass yards (13,049), TD passes (86), SB titles (7) & SB MVPs (5). Has 2+ TD passes in 5 of 6 playoff games with TB.
• RB LEONARD FOURNETTE had 4th-career season with 1,100+ scrimmage yards (1,191) in 2022. Rushed for season-high 127 yards in Week 1 meeting.
Has 10 TDs (9 rush, 1 rec.) in 8 career playoff games & can become 3rd player in NFL history with TD in 8 straight postseason games.
• WR MIKE EVANS led team with 1,124 rec. yards in 2022 & became 1st player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in each of 1st 9 seasons. Had TD catch in Week 1 meeting & has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Dal. Aims for 3rd in row in postseason with 115+ rec. yards & has rec. TD in 4 of his past 5 in playoffs.
• WR CHRIS GODWIN joined Keyshawn Johnson (106 in 2001) as only TB players ever with 100+ catches (104) in single season. Aims for his 9th in row with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards.
• WR JULIO JONES has 896 rec. yards (99.6 per game) in 9 career postseason games, 3rd-most rec. YPG in playoff history (min. 5 games).
BUCCANEERS DEFENSIVE NOTES
• LB LAVONTE DAVID tied-1st on team with 124 tackles in 2022, his 9thcareer season with 100+ tackles, 2nd-most among active players. Has TFL in 6 of past 7 overall & has TFL in 5 of 6 career games vs. Dal.
• LB DEVIN WHITE had FR in each of final 3 games of season. Has 5+ tackles in 7 of past 8. Had 2 sacks in Week 1 meeting. Has TFL & PD in 4 of 5 career postseason games.
• DT VITA VEA has sack in 2 of 3 career games vs. Dal., incl. Week 1.
• S ANTONIE WINFIELD had INT in Week 1 meeting. Has 5+ tackles in each of 5 career playoff games.
• CB JAMEL DEAN aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with PD & has PD in 4 of his past 5 in postseason.
• CB SEAN MURPHY-BUNTING aims for 5th in row with PD. Has INT in 3 of 5 career playoff games.
