Dak will go into the season opener not having played a snap.Ĭowboys owner Jerry Jones showed an incredible amount of faith in his quarterback last year when he offered Prescott a multi-year blockbuster contract just months after the gruesome injury. Prescott was recovered and ready to make his return to live action this preseason, but a shoulder injury has limited his time in practice. Dallas went 6-10 finished the season in third place in a dreadful NFC East. Quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a compound fracture and a dislocated ankle against the New York Giants in early October. The Cowboys are coming off a disastrous season that saw their face of the franchise go down in the early stages of the campaign with a season ending injury. Six players were on the verge of entering the free agent market after last season, but all six decided to stick around for a run at back-to-back Lombardi Trophies. All 22 starters from the offense and defense are returning for Bruce Arians’ side. Not much has changed from the Bucs’ Super Bowl team from last year, and their 53-man roster at start this season. AS English will be with all night providing live coverage, highlights, stats and scores of tonight’s season opener from Raymond James Stadium. The reining Super Bowl champions will begin their title defense against the Dallas Cowboys. With just under 90 second left Tom Brady took over at his own 25 yard line and in less than a minute the Bucs were in field goal range thanks to some big plays from Grondkowski and Godwin.Īfter a lengthy offseason, and a shortened preseason, the NFL regular season is finally here. No one showed that more that Brady and Rob Gronkowsk, who connected for two touchdowns, their second of which was the 100th time the quarterback and tight end have linked up for a touchdown. Tonight proved they Super Bowl champs were fine tuned and ready to go in Week 1. Tom Brady, and the majority of those starters sat through the preseason. The former South Carolina kicker split the uprights from 36 yards giving the Bucs their opening win of the new season. Succop kicked his first field goal of the night with 10 seconds remaining in the game. With just under 90 seconds left Tom Brady took over at his own 25 yard line and in less than a minute the Bucs were in field goal range thanks to some big plays from Grondkowski and Godwin. The Bucs lead the entire way, but a 60 yard drive led by Prescott put the Cowboys in the drivers seat with 1:24 to go in the fourth quarter. Tampa commited four turnovers but the Cowboys kept settling for field goals, which Greg Zuerlein made three of five. The Dallas offense had more than 450 total yards, but it must said they did struggle in the red zone. This was the first we saw of the Dallas QB since last October, but Dak looked back to his best tonight, or even better. Prescott made his return to the football field on Thursday night after suffering a compound fracture to his ankle 11 months ago. While Tampa’s offense put up 31 points and combined for 393 yards, it was the defense that had trouble with Dak Prescott and the Dallas offense. The five time Super Bowl MVP shared the love as Antonio Brown and Chris Godwin had triple digit receiving yards, with Gronk had 90 and two touchdowns, Including one that looked like it was going to seal the game early in the fourth quarter. Tonight proved the Super Bowl champs were fine tuned and ready to go in Week 1. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers came into tonight looking to get their title defense off to a good start after an offseason that saw all 22 of their starters return on defense and offense. It was a game that featured plenty of points, plenty of yards, and a surplus of entertainment. The opening night of the new NFL campaign gave us everything we could have asked for and more. Tampa Bay starting back-to-back bid off right Tom Brady had another night to remember, passing for four touchdowns in the Bucs 31-29 win. Tampa Bay outlasted Dallas to pull off a last second victory courtesy of a late field goal from Ryan Succop. The NFL regular season started off with a bang, and plenty of fireworks Thursday night in Raymond James Stadium.
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