ARLINGTON Khari Willis Jersey , Texas (AP) — The big plays were there for Tampa Bay and its top-five offense on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. So were plenty of penalty flags and fumbles.The result: Another prolific offensive performance, and another Buccaneers loss.The Cowboys (9-6) clinched the NFC East with a 27-20 win over Tampa Bay, capitalizing on two critical Buccaneers turnovers and 85 yards rushing from Ezekiel Elliott. Dak Prescott completed 20-of-25 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for another score.Anytime the Buccaneers (5-10) seemed to generate momentum, they were derailed by a flag or turnover.The costliest play came late in the first quarter, when Jameis Winston escaped pressure only to be caught from behind and strip-sacked by Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory. Dallas linebacker Jaylon Smith scooped up the ball and returned it 69 yards for a touchdown.It was Winston’s first fumble since returning to the starting lineup in Week 12 against San Francisco.“Yeah, that just can’t happen,” Winston said. “That’s the bottom line. It can’t happen.”A series in the third quarter epitomized the Buccaneers’ day. A 33-yard run by Peyton Barber was nullified because of a holding penalty on tight end Antony Auclair. On the next play, a botched handoff from Winston to wide receiver Bobo Wilson was recovered by Gregory at the Tampa Bay 4.The Cowboys scored two plays later to take a 27-13 lead.“Two huge plays in that game really swung it,” Tampa Bay coach Dirk Koetter said. “We’re moving it, going in to possibly score, then fumble and they take it all the way back. And then we fumbled on the handoff (to Wilson) Josh Allen Jersey , and they get the ball on the goal line. That’s a 14- to 17-point swing right there.”Turnovers were only part of the story. Tampa Bay also committed nine penalties for 72 yards, many of them at crucial moments.On the opening possession, wideout Mike Evans beat Cowboys cornerback Byron Jones deep down the left sideline for a 38-yard completion, putting the Bucs in scoring position. But one play later, center Caleb Benenoch was flagged for holding, and Tampa Bay had to settle for Cairo Santos‘ field goal.On the Cowboys’ subsequent drive, defensive tackle Vita Vea sacked Prescott for a 10-yard loss but was flagged for a facemask, setting up first down from the 7. Prescott rushed for a touchdown on the next play.“We moved the ball consistently all day, and penalties put us in a bind sometimes,” Koetter said. “We overcame some of them. It’s frustrating to move the ball like that and not get touchdowns. Against good teams, that’s what you’re supposed to do.”Winston hobbled a Bucs first-half drive on a rare block-in-the-back call against the quarterback. And in the 4th quarter, facing a 4th-and-1 from the Dallas 2 Jawaan Taylor Jersey , Winston lost track of time and Tampa Bay was flagged for delay of game.“I thought we were going to get the ball snapped,” Koetter said. “We didn’t do a good job there.”Winston scrambled for 5 yards on the next play, stretching just short of the first down and turning the ball back over to Dallas.“I don’t know what happened with the clock,” Winston said. “I just have to call it faster and get the ball out. I’ve got to do a better job with operations.”Winston finished 34 of 48 for 336 yards and a touchdown, surpassing Ryan Fitzpatrick in the first half for passing yards for the season. Tampa Bay gained just 63 yards on 24 carries. The team’s longest run went for just 8 yards. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s bid to escape a deep hole and climb back into the race for a NFC playoff berth is all but over.The Buccaneers (5-8) weren’t eliminated by Sunday’s 28-14 loss to the New Orleans Saints, however the team is assured of finishing no better than .500 after sputtering offensively and wearing down defensively after holding a 14-3 halftime lead.Oh, and special teams contributed to the demise, too.Cairo Santos missed two field goals, one after Jason Pierre-Paul recovered Drew Brees‘ fumble deep in Saints territory and a blocked punt led to a touchdown that sparked New Orleans’ rally.“That was a momentum change. We had other chances, but that was definitely a big play,” coach Dirk Koetter said.“Our defense was on the field way too much in the second half. I think we had 16 Josh Oliver Jersey , almost 17 minutes of time of possession in the first half, and like 12 in the second half,” Koetter added. “That’s not going to work against the Saints.”It didn’t help, either, that Tampa Bay was penalized 10 times for 84 yards, including an unnecessary roughness penalty against center Ryan Jensen late in the second quarter that led to a heated verbal exchange with quarterback Jameis Winston.Both players said the dustup wasn’t a big deal.“Families fight. Me and Jameis are highly competitive guys and we just had simple words,” Jensen said. “We talked about it. We got cooled down and talked about it and everything is good.”Winston was 18 of 38 passing for 213 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on Tampa Bay’s final play. He was sacked four times and led the Bucs in rushing for the second straight week with 47 yards on five attempts.“Brothers have disagreements,” the quarterback said. “It wasn’t that much.”Koetter said he hadn’t talked about the situation with either player.The coach said Winston wasn’t as sharp as the previous two weeks in victories over San Francisco and Carolina.Koetter noted, however, that Winston did a good job of protecting the football. The problem was New Orleans defense was on its game after giving up a long TD drive to begin the game.“Jameis was under duress all day. Jameis got hit too many times. You can’t have your quarterback hit that many times whether it’s scrambling, running http://www.jaguarscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-quincy-williams-ii-jersey , four sacks,” Koetter said. “I mean, you can’t get hit that much.”In addition to outscoring the Bucs 25-0 in the second half, the Saints limited the NFL’s No. 1-ranked offense to 79 yards after halftime.Most of that yardage came on Tampa Bay’s last drive, which ended with an interception with 1 second left.“We have to finish better, execute better,” Winston said.“It wasn’t good enough in the second half. We’ve just got to take ownership of that,” tackle Demar Dotson said.“Going into the second half I thought that we had an opportunity to put a fork into them,” Dotson added, “but they got a boost of confidence from a missed field goal, a punt blocked.”