Jake Ferguson Week 5 Preview vs. the Buccaneers

Jake Ferguson will be running routes against the ninth-best passing defense in the league when his Dallas Cowboys meet the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5, on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Ferguson has 83 receiving yards on 12 grabs (15 targets), with three TDs, averaging 20.8 yards per game.

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Ferguson vs. the Buccaneers

• Ferguson vs the Buccaneers (since 2021): No games
• Tampa Bay has not allowed 100 or more receiving yards to an opposing player in the 2026 season.
• Six players have grabbed a TD pass against the Buccaneers this year.
• No player has registered more than one TD reception against Tampa Bay on the season.
• Ferguson will square off against the NFL's ninth-ranked pass defense this week. The Buccaneers concede 204.3 passing yards per contest.
• So far this season, the Buccaneers have given up six passing TDs to their opponents, averaging 1.5 per game. That ranks 14th in the league.

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Ferguson Receiving Insights

• In one of four games this season (25.0%), Ferguson has exceeded his receiving yards prop bet.
• Ferguson has received 10.0% of his team's 150 passing attempts this season (15 targets).
• He is averaging 5.5 yards per target (109th in league play), picking up 83 yards on 15 passes thrown his way.
• In two of four games this season, Ferguson has a touchdown reception, including more than one TD in one of those games.
• He has scored three of his team's 14 offensive touchdowns this season (21.4%).
• Ferguson (four red zone targets) has been targeted 21.1% of the time in the red zone (19 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Ferguson's Recent Performance