# @playoffculture on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-10-09T03:51:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Playoff Culture (@playoffculture) — https://gondola.cc/playoffculture

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The Buccaneers have a 15% chance of winning the NFC South on kalshi

Under the bright primetime lights of AT&T Stadium, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers delivered a massive Thursday night shocker, pulling off a gritty 24 to 16 upset over the Dallas Cowboys to open Week 5. Entering Jerry World backed into an 0 and 4 corner and missing starting quarterback Baker Mayfield to a thumb injury, Tampa Bay refused to let their season slip away. With a ferocious rushing attack and an explosive third-quarter barrage, the Buccaneers silenced the Arlington crowd to finally crack the win column and hand Dallas a bitter reality check.

The night belonged entirely to running back Bucky Irving, who put together an absolute workhorse masterclass against Dallas’ defensive front. Irving pounded the rock 21 times and propelled Tampa Bay to 241 total rushing yards, finding paydirt twice with both a punishing rushing touchdown and an electric receiving score. Stepping into the spotlight for his second career start, undrafted quarterback Jalon Daniels showed remarkable poise, completing an efficient 19 of 25 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown. The defining sequence came immediately out of the halftime tunnel, where Tampa Bay detonated for 17 unanswered points in the third quarter to flip the scoreboard completely and seize total control.

Dallas mounted a desperate late rally behind Dak Prescott throwing for 316 yards and connecting with George Pickens for a 13-yard fourth-quarter touchdown, but self-inflicted mistakes doomed the Cowboys all night long. Prescott was picked off twice in crucial moments, while the Dallas ground game was completely suffocated, managing just 50 total yards after an early Javonte Williams score. Dropping to 2 and 3 on the year, the Cowboys once again crumbled under primetime pressure, while Tampa Bay breathes new life into their campaign with a signature road triumph. Can the Buccaneers build on this ground dominance and turn their season around?

#tampa #tampabaybuccaneers #bucs #nfl #football

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