Monday, May 21st, 2012
Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys will travel for a special edition Saturday night football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a week fifteen contest.
Saturday night football will kick off from Tampa Bay at 8:20PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NFL Network.
The point spread for this NFL pro football game came out with the Dallas Cowboys favored by –7 points with an over under of 46 points.
The early money from the NFL wagering public has landed on the side of the home underdog as the Dallas Cowboys are now favored by -6 ½ points.
Over under players will find no early movement in this number as the game is lined presently at 46 points.
Those backing the favored Dallas Cowboys on the money line will lay –300 odds with the underdog Tampa Bay Buccaneers returning +220 odds for the club to post the win outright with the point spread no factor in the bet.
The Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet on Saturday night NFL football for the first time since week one of the 2009 season where the Cowboys earned the 34-21 road win at the Buccaneers as a -5 point favorite.
The over under came in over the closing number of 40 points.
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had a great game in victory as the signal caller had three touchdown passes and threw for 353 yards.
Dallas had Marion Barber in the backfield and the running back produced a touchdown run with 76 yards on the ground.
In this contest it was veteran Byron Leftwich at quarterback for Tampa Bay and he had a touchdown pass with 276 yards passing.
In the backfield for Tampa Bay was Cadillac Williams who had a rushing touchdown with 97 yards rushing.
The Dallas Cowboys enter the stretch run of the regular season with a 7-6 record on the season. The team is 2-4 on the road.
The Cowboys average 24 points and 390 yards per game with 116 yards rushing for 4.6 yards per rush.
On defense Dallas surrenders 21 points and 344 yards per game. Opponents rush for 101 yards against them for 4.2 yards per rush against average.
After four straight wins the Cowboys have dropped two straight and are in a tie with the New York Giants atop the NFC east division with three games to play.
The team is coming off the 37-34 defeat last week to divisional rival the New York Giants as a -4 ½ point betting favorite.
The over under flew over the closing total of 50 ½ points.
The Cowboys choked away 12 point lead late in the fourth quarter in defeat.
Dallas put up 444 offensive yards with 139 coming on the ground on 24 rushes.
The team allowed three sacks and scored three red zone touchdowns in all appearances inside the twenty.
The Cowboys had one turnover and took one away from New York.
Quarterback Tony Romo completed 21 of 31 passes for 321 yards with four touchdowns.
Felix Jones ran for 106 yards on 16 rushes. Jones caught six balls out of the backfield for 25 yards.
DeMarco Murray had 25 yards rushing on five runs from scrimmage. Murray is out for the year with a broken ankle.
Laurent Robinson led Dallas with four receptions for 137 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Miles Austin caught four passes in his return to the lineup for 63 yards and a touchdown.
Dez Bryant had a 50 yard pass reception for a touchdown.
Dallas allowed the New York Giants 510 yards of offense with 110 coming on the ground on 31 runs from scrimmage.
The Cowboys had no sacks and gave three touchdowns in five trips by the Giants into the red zone.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will enter play on Saturday night football with a mark of 4-9 on the season. The team is 3-4 at home.
Tampa Bay averages 17 points and 331 yards per game with 100 yards rushing for 4.4 yards per carry.
On defense the Bucs give up 28 points and 388 yards per game. Teams rush for 139 yards against them for 4.6 yards per rush against average.
The team has unraveled and has spoiled rotten.
They have lost seven straight games and coming off their worst performance in a 41-14 road defeat to the hapless Jacksonville Jaguars a week ago as a -3 point betting favorite.
The over under came in at over the closing total of 41 ½ points.
Tampa Bay gained 280 offensive yards. The team ran for 110 yards on 24 rushing attempts.
The Buccaneers allowed three sacks and scored two touchdowns in both red zone opportunities.
Tampa Bay was darn awful in turning the football over seven times and took two away from Jacksonville.
Quarterback Josh Freeman completed 16 of 30 passes for 181 yards with two touchdowns. Freeman had a touchdown on the ground to go with his four rushes for 26 yards.
LeGarrette Blount rushed for 74 yards on 18 carries and a rushing touchdown.
Kellen Winslow led Tampa Bay with two receptions for 38 yards.
Preston Parker caught three passes for 35 yards.
Mike Williams chipped in with three grabs for 35 yards.
Tampa Bay allowed the Jaguars 325 yards of offense with 116 rushing yards on 33 carries.
The Bucs registered one sack and gave up four Jacksonville touchdowns in their five tries in the red zone.
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