Colin Cowherd· Oct 8, 2026
Cowherd praised Dak Prescott as the stabilizing force of the Cowboys and picked Dallas to beat Tampa Bay in their Week 5 matchup, while calling the Dallas coaching staff average.
“I'll take Dallas tonight, but not because of coaching.”
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- Game Outcome PicksDallas CowboysOct 8, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers
“"I'll take Dallas tonight, but not because of coaching." (ahead of the Cowboys' Week 5 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers)”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- TB
- score:
- 24-16
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- DAL
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- DAL
- difficulty:
- 1.78
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 14
Closing line (Oct 8): Cowboys by 9.5 · favorite pick, Cowboys about 4 in 5 (81%).
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