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ARLINGTON, Texas. – The Cowboys faced one of the hottest teams in the league, but showed why they’re still the team to beat in the NFC, getting to 12-2 with a hard-fought win over the Bucs.
On Friday, the staff writers gave their gut feeling for Sunday’s game. Check out the instant reactions from the staff of DallasCowboys.com.
David Helman: Well, that might be as close as I’ve ever come to nailing a prediction. The Cowboys rode a phenomenal night from Ezekiel Elliott and four Dan Bailey field goals to a 26-20 win against Tampa – just like I said they would. But bragging aside, there’s obviously a lot I missed here. I never could have imagined that Dak Prescott would be so good. Even as great as he’s been this season, who would have guessed he’d complete 89 percent of his passes and rush for a touchdown. I also didn’t give this defense enough credit. I said Mike Evans would go for 120, and he was held to just 59 on the day. How about the pass rush? Even without DeMarcus Lawrence, they sacked Jameis Winston an absurd four times and helped force four takeaways. Honestly, if not for some costly penalties from the Cowboys, this could have been a very easy win. That’ll be something to work on moving forward, but it’s hard to feel bad about stopping an opponent’s five-game winning streak and climbing to 12-2 in the process.
link/http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...ters-give-quick-analysis-after-defeating-bucs
On Friday, the staff writers gave their gut feeling for Sunday’s game. Check out the instant reactions from the staff of DallasCowboys.com.
David Helman: Well, that might be as close as I’ve ever come to nailing a prediction. The Cowboys rode a phenomenal night from Ezekiel Elliott and four Dan Bailey field goals to a 26-20 win against Tampa – just like I said they would. But bragging aside, there’s obviously a lot I missed here. I never could have imagined that Dak Prescott would be so good. Even as great as he’s been this season, who would have guessed he’d complete 89 percent of his passes and rush for a touchdown. I also didn’t give this defense enough credit. I said Mike Evans would go for 120, and he was held to just 59 on the day. How about the pass rush? Even without DeMarcus Lawrence, they sacked Jameis Winston an absurd four times and helped force four takeaways. Honestly, if not for some costly penalties from the Cowboys, this could have been a very easy win. That’ll be something to work on moving forward, but it’s hard to feel bad about stopping an opponent’s five-game winning streak and climbing to 12-2 in the process.
link/http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...ters-give-quick-analysis-after-defeating-bucs
