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Week 5: Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys

Friday, October 9, 2026

Kickoff, Eastern Time
Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM EDT
Your local time
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Central Europe
Friday, October 9, 2026 at 2:15 AM GMT+2
Venue
AT&T Stadium
Division
NFC East
Cowboys home stadium
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Head coach
Brian Schottenheimer
2025 record
7-9-1
2026 record
Season opens Sep 13, 2026

All-time head-to-head

Cowboys lead 17-6

SeasonResultWinner
2024Cowboys 26, Buccaneers 24Cowboys
2022 (2022-season NFC wild-card round)Cowboys 31, Buccaneers 14Cowboys
2022Buccaneers 19, Cowboys 3Buccaneers
2021Buccaneers 31, Cowboys 29Buccaneers
2018Cowboys 27, Buccaneers 20Cowboys

Source: https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/buccaneers-vs-cowboys-record-including-playoffs

Storylines

  • Dallas has swept all three all-time postseason meetings with Tampa Bay: 38-0 (Jan. 2, 1982), 30-17 (Jan. 9, 1983) and 31-14 (Jan. 16, 2023).Source
  • Tampa Bay opened its defending-champion 2021 season by beating Dallas 31-29 in the NFL's season-opening Thursday night game.Source

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