The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys open things up with the Week 1 Sunday night game. Kickoff in the Sept. 11 game at AT&T Stadium is scheduled for 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Buccaneers vs. Cowboys odds and lines; check back for our NFL picks and predictions.
The 2021 Buccaneers went 13-4, won the NFC South and then won a playoff game before exiting in the divisional round. The Bucs scored 31 points in their season-opening game last year — against the Cowboys — and would go on to tally 30-plus points in 9 more game en route to logging the NFL’s 2nd-best scoring average (30.1 PPG.
The Cowboys went 12-5, won the AFC East before bowing out to the San Francisco 49ers in an NFC Wild-Card battle. The team’s 31.2 PPG led the league. The Dallas defense was also strong, especially so in the middle of the 2021 campaign. The Cowboys finished 7th in scoring defense, allowing 21.1 PPG.
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