The Cowboys should get a Christmas card from the Falcons, who received a gift Sunday night.

The Cowboys dominated the Buccaneers from start to finish and won 26-24. They ended Tampa Bay’s four-game winning streak and left the Bucs tied for first place with the Falcons in the NFC South. Both teams are 8-7, and Atlanta holds the tiebreaker after defeating Tampa Bay this season.

The Cowboys, who were eliminated from the playoffs Sunday afternoon, improved to 7-8.

Tampa Bay outscored Dallas 411 to 317, with most of the Bucs’ yards coming late in a rushing offense as they tried to erase a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush passed for 292 yards and a touchdown by completing 26 of 35 passes. CeeDee Lamb caught seven passes for 105 yards with just one catch for 5 yards in the second half after his shoulder injury aggravated late in the second quarter.

Brandon Aubrey made field goals of 58, 49, 58 and 43 yards.

The Cowboys sacked Baker Mayfield four times, and Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis turned a Bucs touchdown into an interception by stealing Jalen McMillian’s pass in the end zone with 6:22 left. A touchdown would have put the Bucs up 26-24.

The Bucs finally got that close, but Mayfield’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Miller came with just 2:36 left.

Tampa Bay’s last chance ended with 1:31 left when Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland ripped the ball out of Rachaad White’s arms on a 5-yard reception after Mayfield dodged a sack.

Mayfield completed 31 of 43 passes for 304 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Mike Evans caught five passes for 69 yards. Bucky Irving had 16 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown.