TB beats DAL 24–16 after 17 unanswered points in the third quarter

DAL leads after the first quarter

J. Williams opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. DAL made the extra point for a 7–0 lead, and neither team scored again before the quarter ended.

TB pulls even before DAL retakes the lead

On the first play of the second quarter, J. Daniels threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to B. Irving. TB made the extra point to tie the game at 7–7. It was Irving’s first of two touchdowns in the game; he later scored on a run in the third quarter.

DAL moved back ahead on a 41-yard field goal with 26 seconds left in the second quarter. The half ended with DAL leading 10–7, after each team had scored one touchdown and DAL had added the only field goal of the half.

TB scores 17 unanswered points in the third

E. Egbuka gave TB its first lead with a 14-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter. The extra point made it 14–10. Later in the quarter, D. Prescott threw an interception while DAL trailed by four.

B. Irving then scored on a 1-yard run, and TB made the extra point. After a DAL fumble on the ensuing kickoff, TB added a 41-yard field goal. TB scored all 17 points in the quarter and led 24–10 entering the fourth.

DAL scores once more; TB wins in regulation

D. Prescott threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to G. Pickens with 5:30 left in the fourth quarter, bringing DAL within eight. The two-point pass attempt failed, leaving the score at 24–16.

Prescott threw another interception with 1:22 remaining. There was no further scoring, and TB finished with a 24–16 win in regulation. TB’s third-quarter touchdowns and field goal accounted for all of its points after halftime.