Buccaneers: Five Things We Learned on Sunday Night in Dallas

Dec 4, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter looks on prior to the game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter looks on prior to the game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /
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Here are five things we learned during the Buccaneers loss to the Cowboys on Sunday night.

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The Buccaneers took the national stage last Sunday night to tangle with the Cowboys. It was rough early, the Bucs took the lead later, but in the end couldn’t prevent Dallas from earning their 12th win of the season.

To their credit, the Bucs stayed in there and had a chance to win on the final drive. For a team that hasn’t been in the playoff race in quite some time, they put on quite the display for themselves. They showed they can play with the upper echelon in the league, and cannot let this loss define the season.

We haven’t gotten to see this team much in prime time, and it was exciting. Was it perfect? No. There were some great moments and there were some not so great moments.

On the big stage, we did learn a lot about the Bucs. Some of it was good, some of it was not. Here are five things we learned coming out of that game and moving ahead the rest of the year.