# Cowboys Fear Bucs' Nightmare Stat

> Cowboys should be afraid of this one nightmare stat heading into Week 5 Thursday night game with Buccaneers.
- Title: Cowboys Fear Bucs' Nightmare Stat · CBS Sports | Shortify
- Summary: Cowboys should be afraid of this one nightmare stat heading into Week 5 Thursday night game with Buccaneers. Cowboys face upset risk as Buccaneers are 0-4…
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- Source: CBS Sports — https://cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowboys-buccaneers-upset-prediction-nfl-2026
- Published: 2026-10-08T20:13:35+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cowboys, buccaneers, nfl, week 5, upset, stat, sports
## Cowboys Favorite
Dallas Cowboys are huge favorite for thursday night game against tampa bay buccaneers.
## Bucs' Weakness
Buccaneers have zero wins and struggle in primetime games with 1-9 record since 2023.
## Home Record
Cowboys 13-2 all-time at home against buccaneers with 13.2 points per game average.
## Bucs' Close Losses
Buccaneers 0-4 with four losses decided by seven points or fewer totaling 20 points.
## Historical Pattern
Previous 10 teams 0-4 with 21 points or fewer combined losses went 9-1 in week 5.
## Key takeaway

Cowboys face upset risk as Buccaneers are 0-4 with four close losses totaling 20 points.