NFL

Dallas Cowboys vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Friday, October 9, 2026 · 00:15 UTC

Dallas Cowboys host Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL on Friday, October 9, 2026, starting at 00:15 UTC. Here is how the two teams stack up — the head-to-head history, current form and the latest bookmaker odds — ahead of the BetEX AI verdict on this game.

Head-to-head record

These two sides have met 3 times in our head-to-head records, with 1 win for Dallas Cowboys against 2 for Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Historically, then, Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had the better of this fixture. Meetings between the two average 44.0 points per game. Their most recent meetings on record: Dallas Cowboys 26-24 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2024-12-23); Dallas Cowboys 3-19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2022-09-12); Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-29 Dallas Cowboys (2021-09-10).

DateHomeScoreAway
2024-12-23Dallas Cowboys26-24Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2022-09-12Dallas Cowboys3-19Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2021-09-10Tampa Bay Buccaneers31-29Dallas Cowboys

Recent form

Dallas Cowboys come into this one having won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 (W-L-W-L-L). Over that run they have scored 102 points and conceded 129. That works out to a 40% form rating over the period.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers come into this one having won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 (L-L-W-L-L). Over that run they have scored 167 points and conceded 89. That works out to a 20% form rating over the period.

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