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Thursday Night Football: Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Dallas Cowboys

Week 5 of the 2026 season kicks off with an NFC battle between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Dallas Cowboys. The Bucs haven’t won a game this season and are on their way to a top 3 pick in…

By Scott Jennings · Hogs Haven

Published: Friday, 9 October 2026 at 12:00 AM

Key Things to Know

The Dallas Cowboys host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFC matchup for Thursday Night Football.
The Buccaneers enter the Week 5 contest winless at 0-4 following an extension for Baker Mayfield.
The Cowboys hold a 2-2 record and sit tied for second place in the NFC East.

The Story in 60 Seconds

Week 5 of the 2026 NFL season features a Thursday Night Football matchup between the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Buccaneers enter the contest with an 0-4 record, while the Cowboys stand at 2-2 and are tied for second place in the NFC East with the Philadelphia Eagles.

The game broadcast on Amazon Prime Video features commentators Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, and Kaylee Hartung. Entering the contest as 8.5-point favorites, the Cowboys are projected by Scott Jennings to defeat the Buccaneers with a predicted final score of 33-12.

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