Week 5 · NFL

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives Dallas Cowboys a 60% chance to beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers in this NFL matchup. Updated August 4, 2026.

#18 NFC South

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

52% to make the playoffs

@

#10 NFC East

Dallas Cowboys

49% to make the playoffs

The model's read

SpreadDallas Cowboys −3.5Vegas
Projected scoreTampa Bay Buccaneers 20 — Dallas Cowboys 24

A coin flip. The model nudges Dallas Cowboys by a field goal — 60% to win.

Chaos meter80 · TOSS-UP
80/ 100
CalmMayhem

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

40%

to win

Dallas Cowboys

60%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
vs
Dallas Cowboys
#20Offense · EPA/play#5
#17Defense · EPA/play#32
#24Success rate#6

National ranks from last season (1 = best). The 2026 outlook builds on this.

Series history

15 meetings since 1999

Dallas Cowboys leads 9–6

Last met 2024 · Dallas Cowboys 26–24 Tampa Bay Buccaneers— Dallas Cowboys won

Both sidelines

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