Cowboys Stay In Playoff Race With 31-15 Win Over Bucs

And getting every team to 8-8 might not be as outlandish as it seems on its face: the Eagles play the Cowboys in Week 16, and the Giants play Dallas in Week 17, meaning that Philadelphia could set up a scenario in which a 7-8 Giants squad could play Dallas in the final game of the regular season ... and send the Eagles to the playoffs with a win.

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The Bucs were able to cut into the 28-0 lead with the sack/fumble touchdown. Linebacker Dakota Watson picked up the forced fumble and rumbled into the endzone for the score. Could this be the makings of another Dallas Cowboys and Jason Garrett collapse in the fourth quarter? It’s been kind of a “thing” during his tenure as the head coach of the Cowboys.

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It was only a matter of time before this happened and we’re surprised it took this long. At least one Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan has broken out the sad paper bag!

It’s the waving Cowboys fan in the background that makes this photo go, though.

It’s halftime in Tampa Bay and we may as well put this one to bed. After 30 minutes of fury, the Dallas Cowboys lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 28-0. Tony Romo has put up enough fantasy points to make his owners happy, and that’s really the only important thing about this game right now.

Romo threw three touchdown passes in the first half, hitting three different receivers. Miles Austin scored first, followed by Dez Bryant and, finally, Laurent Robinson. Each touchdown pass came from inside the 10, capping impressive drives by Romo and the Cowboys.

The Dallas Cowboys’ offense is humming along now, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are powerless to stop it. With just under five minutes to go in the second quarter, Dallas is on top 21-0, having scored on three of its first four possessions. And all three touchdowns have come by way of the pass, with Tony Romo hitting three different receivers.

This touchdown was setup on the ground as Felix Jones ripped off a 38-yard run to move the Cowboys into Tampa Bay territory.

Despite being listed as questionable for Saturday night’s matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Laurent Robinson says he will be on the field. Robinson suffered a shoulder injury and had been limited in practice, making him somewhat of a game-time decision.

With the game just over an hour away, Robinson told ESPN he will play, but will work more as a third wide receiver going forward.

While the Cowboys still have playoffs on their minds when the NFC East co- leaders head to Raymond James Stadium seeking to bounce back from a potentially very damaging loss from a week ago, the floundering Buccaneers will be attempting to avoid their longest in-season skid in 24 years when they take the field for Saturday’s standalone Week 15 matchup.

Tampa Bay, meanwhile, hasn’t come out on top since a 26-20 home decision over NFC South front-runner New Orleans all the way back on Oct. 16. The Buccaneers were 4-2 and right in the thick of the division race at the time, but have since been dealt seven straight losses to plummet out of contention.