LOS ANGELES – Tom Brady had a frustrating start to the first match of his 23rd NFL season but a familiar finish as his Tampa Bay Buccaneers downed the Dallas Cowboys 19-3 in Texas.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion Brady was sacked twice and threw one interception in a game where defenses dominated.
But a disappointing night for the Cowboys was made even worse when quarterback Dak Prescott departed late in the fourth quarter with an injury to his throwing hand.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that Prescott would require surgery and miss several weeks.
“We have a lot to clean up,” said Brady after the…