The Dallas Cowboys answered the question about whether they are legitimate Super Bowl contenders on Monday Night. In a dominant performance, America’s team beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-14 to set up a Divisional Round playoff meeting with the San Francisco 49ers.
Both teams started the game sluggish, combining for four straight punts before Dallas went 80 yards down the field to break the deadlock. This opened the floodgates, as the Cowboys were unstoppable from that point on.
Dallas was 18-0 at the half and up 24-0 to start the third quarter, with Tampa Bay unable to get their offense going. The Bucs only managed to get on the scoreboard late in the third and added another meaningless touchdown just before the two-minute warning to ease the blow.
The star of the show was the Cowboys’ quarterback Dak Prescott, who completed 25 passes out of 33 attempted while throwing for 305 yards and four touchdowns. Prescott also added one touchdown on the ground, being responsible for all of Dallas’ points in the game.
On the other hand, veteran Tom Brady struggled for the better part of the game. The Bucs’ QB completed just above 50 percent of his passes while throwing for 351 yards and two TDs. He also threw one red zone interception.
The Cowboys now travel to Levi’s Stadium on Sunday to take on the 49ers and their standout rookie QB Brock Purdy. The Bucs head to the offseason with question marks about Brady’s future and the direction of the franchise.
