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How about those… Buccaneers?

It is a remixed question that some will ask when Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to face Dallas Cowboys on “Sunday Night Football” in Week 17.

Tampa Bay moves on in the sluggish NFC South, following a four-game losing streak with a four-game winning streak. The latest win was quite a statement: The Bucs put up one 40 spot against the huge Los Angeles Chargers defense in Week 15, with 506 yards of total offense. It was also a well-balanced attack: Baker Mayfield threw for 288 yards while four rushers combined for 223 yards on the ground.

That kind of success against a top defense should have Mayfield and Co. to drool when they step into AT&T Stadium on Sunday night. While Cowboys are winners of three of their last four, their defense remains subpar, and are now without a cornerback Trevon Diggs.

Dallas’ playoff hopes may be on life support, but they can keep the playoff window open and throw a monkey wrench into the Buccaneers’ plans with a win Sunday night.

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  • Start time: 8:20 PM ET (7:20 PM CT)

The Cowboys and Buccaneers are set to kickoff at 8:20 PM ET Sunday night.

NBC is the broadcast home of “Sunday Night Football.” Mike Tirico will be on the call and he will be flanked by Cris Collinsworth (play-by-play).

  • Live stream: Fubo | Peacock

For cord cutters looking for a matchup live stream, look no furtherFubo. Fubo carries NBC, as well as CBS, FOX, NFL Network and the ESPN family of networks, meaning you can catch NFL action throughout the rest of the season.

Peacock, the proprietary streaming service of NBC, will also carry the game.

Pro Bowl safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (knee) is inactive for the second week in a row. Tampa Bay will also be without the services of tight end Cade Otton (knee).

  • LB KJ Britt
  • DL Earnest Brown
  • AND Royce Newman
  • TE Cade Otton
  • LB Jose Ramirez
  • S Antoine Winfield Jr.
  • DB Juanyeh Thomas
  • RB Deuce Vaughn
  • LB Eric Kendricks
  • WR Jalen Brooks
  • OL TJ bass
  • THE wheat of Tyre
  • DT Justin Rogers

Here’s how the USA TODAY Sports staff feels the “SNF” tilt between the Cowboys and Buccaneers will play out:

  • Tyler Dragon: Buccaneers 27, Cowboys 20
  • Jordan Mendoza:Buccaneers 31, Cowboys 20

The Buccaneers are favorites to defeat the Cowboys, according to BetMGM NFL odds. Not interested in this game? Check out expert picks and best bets for every NFL game this week.

  • Spread: Buccaneers (-4)
  • Moneyline: Buccaneers (-210); Cowboys (+170)
  • Over/under: 47.5

The Cowboys defend AT&T Stadium while the Buccaneers travel to Arlington, Texas.

AT&T Stadium has hosted a Super Bowl — Super Bowl XLV between Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers. It was also the host site for the 2018 NFL draft. The stadium also hosted the first College Football Playoff national championship game in 2015which was won by the Ohio State Buckeyes against the Oregon Ducks.

➤ Ranking NFL stadiums from 1 to 30: Where does Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium rate?

The roof is closed at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, so weather won’t be a factor in Sunday’s game.

  1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 8-6
  2. Atlanta Falcons: 8-7
  3. New Orleans Saints: 5-9
  4. Carolina Panthers: 4-11
  1. x – Philadelphia Eagles: 12-3
  2. Washington’s commanders: 10-5
  3. Dallas Cowboys: 6-8
  4. New York Giants: 2-13

x – got a place in the playoffs

After the Washington Commanders’ victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, the Cowboys were eliminated from the playoffs.

This season will mark the first time since 2020 that the Cowboys have not qualified for the postseason. The Cowboys have six playoff appearances in the last 11 seasons, with the longest the team has advanced in the postseason being the divisional round. The Cowboys haven’t reached the NFC Championship since the 1995 season, when the team went on to win Super Bowl XXX.

With the Atlanta Falcons’ win over the New York Giants on Sunday, the Buccaneers enter “Sunday Night Football” with a half-game edge in the NFC South.

The Buccaneers must stay ahead of the Falcons in the standings, with Atlanta owning the head-to-head tiebreaker over Tampa Bay.

Dak Prescott suffered a partial hamstring avulsion — a tear where part of the tendon tears off the bone — during Dallas’ 27-21 loss to the Falcons in Week 9. He told reporters after the contest that he wasn’t sure if the injury occurred while running or being tackled. He is out for the season.

TheNew England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers tied for most Super Bowl wins with six.

The Dallas Cowboys and the Steelers have the unique distinction of playing each other more than any other team combination in Super Bowl history through three matchups.

The Cowboys have appeared in eight Super Bowls (tied with three other teams for the second-most all-time), but have not played in a Super Bowl since the 1995 season. In total, the Cowboys have won five Super Bowls. The Tampa Bay Buccaneershas appeared in two Super Bowls and won both. The Buccaneers’ most recent Super Bowl victory came during the 2020 season Super Bowl 55.

NFL franchise with most Super Bowl wins:

➤ Super Bowl Winners: All-Time Scores, NFL Title Game Results

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