Thursday Night NFL Opener
Dallas @ Tampa Bay
Team Totals: Bucs 29.5, Cowboys 22.5
2021’s NFL opener sports a top-three total among Week 1 games as Dak Prescott returns fully cleared from two ankle surgeries and an early-camp right (throwing) shoulder strain. The nature and location of Prescott’s injuries combined with Thursday night’s challenging road date versus a Tampa defense that last year allowed the NFL’s eighth-fewest points and this year returns 11-of-11 starters pushes Dak into boom-bust QB1 territory in his first game in 11 months. Weaknesses are scarce amongst aggressive Bucs DC Todd Bowles’ unit, while Dak faces rust concerns, will definitely miss RG Zack Martin (Covid), and may be without RT La’el Collins (stingers), who plays on relentless Tampa Bay LOLB Jason Pierre-Paul’s side of the ball.
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