In the final game of Wild Card Weekend 2023, the Dallas Cowboys will be in Tampa Bay on Monday night. Despite playing on the road, the Cowboys are -2.5 (Unibet) on the spread for the game as they prepare to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The game takes on some historical significance as a loss could end the career of Tom Brady (pictured). The quarterback retired at the end of last season only to change his mind a short time later. At his age, he seems likely to end his career following the current season.
Injury report legend
- DNP: did not participate in practice
- LP: limited participant in practice
- FP: full participant in practice
The injury report for the game has recently been updated. It will be updated one more time on Saturday afternoon ahead of this Monday night start. This injury report is one that favors the Cowboys as the two teams prepare for what promises to be an entertaining game.
Robert Hainsey: LP on Friday after practice for TB
The injury report listed Robert Hainsey, the starting center for Tampa Bay. Hainsey, as of Friday after practice, has a problem with his hamstring, according to the report. That's a tough area for linemen to be injured and play through due to the constant crouching that they are required to perform with each play. The following teammates of his were DNP or LP on the report for Tampa Bay: Nick Leverett, Kyle Rudolph, and others.
In total, Tampa Bay had fourteen players listed on their half of the injury report. That is a high number, however, many of these players were full participants in practice on Friday.
Dallas lists five players on their half of the report
Meanwhile, Dallas had five players listed on their half of the report. It really is not a bad week for Dallas.
Neither of these two teams needed a win in a critical way in Week 18. Accordingly, it's not surprising that both are in reasonable shape. We will have our recommendation for this game for betting purposes on Saturday/Sunday.
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