NFL Season Opener - Cowboys @ Buccaneers
17 weeks of football lays ahead as the off season ends and another NFL campaign is about to kick off. The teams have had their time to prepare for a long season and the fans are ready to welcome the players back. Dallas Cowboys and the current champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers open up the 2021 campaign on Friday night and you can watch it live on NBC, TSN, RDS and DAZN Canada. In this article we give you the latest information ahead of Friday’s season opener at Raymond James Stadium.
Buccaneers vs Cowboys – Odds and Lines
Tampa Bay Buccaneers -7.5 – 1.91 (-110)
Dallas Cowboys +7.5 – 1.91 (-110)
Over 51.5 – 1.91 (-110)
Under 51.5 – 1.91 (-110)
Tampa Bay Buccaneer ML – 1.26 (-385)
Dallas Cowboys ML – 4.00 (300)
Previous meetings
2019 Dallas Cowboys – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15-17 (Pre-season)
2018 Dallas Cowboys – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-20 (Regular season)
2016 Dallas Cowboys – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-20 (Regular season)
2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Dallas Cowboys 10-6 (Regular season)
2012 Dallas Cowboys – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16-10 (Regular season)
Mike McCarthy’s first season in charge of the Cowboys finished 6-10. With key player Dak Prescott out due to injury for most of the last season the Cowboys struggled to keep up with the best teams in the league which led them to a disappointing 3rd place in the NFC. Two consecutive seasons without post season participation is not good enough for the five-time Super Bowl champions who are held as favorite to win the NFC this season.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers led by Tom Brady clinched their second ever Super Bowl trophy last season when they beat Kansas City Chiefs by 31-9. That was Tom Brady’s seventh Super Bowl title, and with a signed one-year contract extension that keeps him with the Buccaneers through the upcoming season we might still not have seen the last trophy won by the all-time record quarterback.
Last time the two sides went up against each other was in 2019 in a preseason game. Dallas Cowboys have the better H2H-stats, though the Buccaneers will have to be seen as favorites in Friday’s encounter coming from last season’s success. The game will kick off 20:20 ET on Friday night and you can find all information on how to watch the action live on TV and live stream here.
Our predictions on Division Champions
AFC East – Buffalo Bills
AFC North – Cleveland Browns
AFC South – Tennessee Titans
AFC West – Kansas City Chiefs
NFC East – Dallas Cowboys
NFC North – Green Bay Packers
NFC South – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC West – Los Angeles Rams
Author: Dan Anderson