The Tampa Bay Buccaneers started out the second half of their Thursday night matchup against the Dallas Cowboys with a bang. On their first play of the third quarter, running back Bucky Irving had a 72-yard run to get Tampa Bay in the red zone.
Here is a look at Irving’s run, courtesy of the NFL’s official social media:
Bucky Irving out and running!@TBvsDAL on Prime Video
— NFL (@NFL) October 9, 2026
Stream on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/tLym5RtEYd
On the very next play, wide receiver Emeka Egbuka had a 14-yard touchdown run to give Tampa Bay the 14-10 lead just one minute into the second half.
Here is a look at Egbuka’s touchdown run, courtesy of the NFL’s official social media:
Egbuka takes the handoff and the Bucs take the lead!@TBvsDAL on Prime Video Stream on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/6LUjN0rWmW
— NFL (@NFL) October 9, 2026
It was Egbuka’s first rushing touchdown of his career. It also gave the Buccaneers their first lead of the game after Dallas had a field goal shortly before halftime to take a 10-7 lead. The Cowboys are looking to get to 3-2 on the year and put more pressure on the Philadelphia Eagles in their game in London while Tampa Bay is looking for their first win of the year after starting 0-4.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: WATCH: Irving’s 72-yard run sets up Bucs TD to get lead vs Cowboys
