‘I never had a doubt that we would win’: Bucs pull off ugly victory against Cowboys in final seconds of NFL opener
a 31-29 verdict against the Dallas Cowboys that had a lot of good fortune wrapped around that championship grit and another last-minute game-winning drive engineered by Tom Brady.
The Bucs had four turnovers, 11 penalties and at least a half-dozen dropped passes. They were scorched by Dak Prescott for 403 yards, converted less than half of their third downs. They were outgained in total yards. Lost the time-of-possession measure, too.
Bad day for Ezekiel Elliott, other RBs
And winners find ways to claim victory despite being on the ropes. Brady demonstrated that as much as anyone. He threw two picks and was nearly upstaged by Prescott, who played for the first time since suffering a gruesome ankle injury last October. But he also threw for four touchdowns and was spot-on when he needed to be on the final drive, which culminated with Ryan Succop’s 36-yard field goal with two seconds left.