Bucs beat Cowboys in thrilling NFL season opener

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Tom Brady put together a vintage workout with less than 2 minutes left to prepare kicker Ryan Succop for the field-winning field goal Thursday night and give the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a 31-29 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in a thriller.

Succop had a chance to score the 36-yard field goal and was successful.

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Brady made a few clutch passes to Rob Gronkowski and Chris Godwin to get into position either to try to score a touchdown or to attempt the winning kick. The team chose the latter and the game Succop and put the icing on a great start to the 2021 season.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates with tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) after Gronkowski caught a 2-yard touchdown pass during the first half of a football game in the NFL on Thursday, September 9, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo / Scott Audette)

The Cowboys briefly led the game before Brady’s drive. Greg Zuerlein kicked a 48-yard field goal to lead them 29-28 with less than 2 minutes left in the game.

Zuerlein struggled throughout the game, missing two field goal attempts earlier in the game and another extra point attempt after a touchdown. But when it mattered most, he put the Cowboys in the lead.

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The field placement attempt was put in place after an expensive turnover from the Buccaneers. Godwin had caught a ball from Tom Brady and tried to force himself into the end zone and went overboard. He missed the ball, which was picked up by Jourdan Lewis, and gave Dallas a shot to go forward.

Brady finished the game 32-for-50 with 379 passing yards and four touchdown passes. He had two touchdown passes to Gronkowski and one to Godwin and Antonio Brown.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates with wide receiver Antonio Brown (81) after Brown catches a touchdown pass against the Dallas Cowboys in the first half of a football game of the NFL on Thursday, September 9, 2021, in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo / Mark LoMoglio)

Brown finished with five catches for 121 yards. Godwin had nine catches for 105 yards. Gronkowski finished with eight catches for 90 yards.

Leonard Fournette ran for 32 yards on nine carries and had five catches for 27 yards.

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One of the biggest stories was Dak Prescott’s performance.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) throws a pass against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first half of an NFL football game on Thursday, September 9, 2021 in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo / Scott Audette)

In his first comeback from a horrific ankle injury suffered in Week 5 of the 2020 season, he was 42 for 58 with 403 passing yards, three touchdowns and one interception. He threw his first touchdown pass since Week 4 of the 2020 season – roughly 340 days passed between passes.

Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper led the way with 13 catches for 139 yards and two touchdowns. CeeDee Lamb had seven catches for 04 yards and a touchdown.

Dallas only rushed the ball 17 times and totaled 49 rushing yards. Ezekiel Elliott had 11 carries for 13 yards.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) hands a hand to running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday September 9, 2021 in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo / Scott Audette)

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Tampa Bay is on track to defend its Super Bowl title.

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