NFL WEEK 16 FINAL: Cowboys Hold Off The Bucs For A Thrilling 26-24 Win

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The Dallas Cowboys handed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a 26-24 loss in primetime, snapping Tampa's four-game winning streak. Despite being eliminated from playoff contention, Dallas showed resilience in Week 16.  Kicker Brandon Aubrey starred with three field goals from 50+ yards, including a 58-yarder to open the scoring. QB Cooper Rush threw for 292 yards and a touchdown, finding Jalen Tolbert early. CeeDee Lamb notched 100 receiving yards in the first half for the second straight game, while Ezekiel Elliott added a goal-line score.  Micah Parsons recorded his 50th career sack, and CBs Jourdan Lewis and DaRon Bland made clutch takeaways to secure the win. Head coach Mike McCarthy praised the defense, saying, “The takeaways won the game.”  Dallas faces the Eagles next, followed by the Commanders to close the season.

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00:00The Dallas Cowboys win 26-24 over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they already knew of their

00:10playoff fate before kickoff even happened, unfortunately eliminated from playoff contention.

00:16Head coach Mike McCarthy said that it was a real punch in the gut.

00:20Quarterback Cooper Rush was 26-35 for 292 yards and one touchdown pass, getting eight

00:27players involved in the air.

00:29Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has 100 catches for a fourth straight season and had 100 of

00:35his 105 yards in the first half alone.

00:40And linebacker Micah Parsons recorded his 50th career sack.

00:44The Cowboys have two games left in the regular season, starting by heading out to Philadelphia

00:49to take on the Eagles in Week 17 and Week 18 hosting the Washington Commanders.

00:54For all things Dallas Cowboys, you can tune into Spectrum Cable Channel 15 on Wednesday

00:58and Thursday nights at 11 for D210 Sports.

01:02I'm Sydney Staples and you've just been Credentialed.

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