The Buccaneers suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Cowboys that price them management of the NFC South.
The Cowboys got here away with a 26-24 win over the Bucs and it will likely be a pressured fumble of epic proportions that shall be remembered most from the wild “Sunday Night Football” showdown at AT&T Stadium.
With a little bit greater than a minute and a half left within the sport and the Buccaneers trailing by two, Baker Mayfield managed to face up to the Cowboys’ cross rush and with a Dallas defender draped round his waist, Mayfield acquired a brief cross off to Rachaad White.
White regarded as if he was going to realize some optimistic yardage as Tampa tried to march downfield, however as he was being taken down across the Bucs’ 31-yard line, DaRon Bland managed to tear the ball out of White’s fingers as he was being tackled.
“I just seen him have the ball kind of loose and I was like it’s time to go get the ball,” Bland stated to NBC after the sport. “Kind of made a mistake at the end on the drive before that, so I had to get the ball back.”
The second was made much more devastating because the Buccaneers fell even with the Falcons at 8-7, who had defeated the Giants earlier within the day, on the high of the division standings.
Atlanta holds an edge with the tiebreaker since they’ve defeated Tampa twice this season. Tampa Bay additionally sits on the surface trying in on the postseason because the No. 8 seed.
The play additionally transpired in a spirited battle between the Bucs and Cowboys regardless of Dallas not having a lot to play for after their playoff hopes had formally ended earlier within the day.
The Cowboys have now gained 4 of their final 5 video games after ending a five-game shedding streak.
The Buccaneers will face the Panthers and the Saints to shut out their season.
