Expectations were not high for the Dallas Cowboys ahead of their Sunday Night Football showdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. You can imagine how low expectations dropped after Dallas was eliminated from playoff contention hours before kickoff.
The Cowboys admirably chose not to conform to that narrative. Despite having nothing to play for, they took down the Buccaneers 26-24. They staved off a late comeback after jumping out to a 26-14 lead in the third quarter and won their fourth game in five weeks.
An injured CeeDee Lamb erupted for 100 yards in the first half and DaRon Bland clinched the win by wrestling the ball away from Rachaad White with Tampa Bay driving late needing a field goal to take the lead. Lest we forget about Jourdan Lewis’ preposterous end zone interception…