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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
4-0 215.82
212.79
 
VS
proj
Philadelphia Eagles
193.58 1-3
217.56

Dallas Cowboys come back to defeat Philadelphia Eagles to remain perfect, 215.82-193.58

Dallas Cowboys won their fourth straight to open the season with a come-from-behind victory over Philadelphia Eagles, coming back for a 215.82-193.58 win. It was the third consecutive loss for Philadelphia Eagles. Despite trailing 185.48-178.90 heading into Sunday night, Dallas Cowboys charged back behind Michael Thomas (9 Rec, 95 Rec Yds) and Amari Cooper (5 Rec, 48 Rec Yds). Sterling Shepard (23 Rush Yds, 76 Rec Yds) and Eric Weddle (15 Tackles) were the leading performers for Philadelphia Eagles in defeat. Dallas Cowboys (4-0) will look to build on their success against Washington Redskins, while Philadelphia Eagles (1-3) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against Houston Texans.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   Philadelphia Eagles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 115 yards from scrimmage and scoring 3 touchdowns against the Packers, Howard scored 32.5 points this week. His scoring output crushed his 5.5-point projection and was much higher than his 13.33-point season scoring average. Howard ranks #65 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Jordan Howard

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 215.82
1
Jordan Howard
RB
32.5
5.5
15.1%
2
Jordan Hicks
LB
22.5
6.72
10.4%
3
David Johnson
RB
21.9
17.6
10.1%
4
Will Dissly
TE
18.7
10.77
8.7%
Philadelphia Eagles
Points
% of total points 193.58
1
Sterling Shepard
WR
17.9
14.85
9.2%
2
Eric Weddle
S
16.5
8.98
8.5%
3
Marcus Peters
CB
15.5
7.4
8%
4
Ronald Jones II
RB
15.2
8.24
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jordan Howard had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Dallas Cowboys, helping to stake the team to a 32.50-30.00 lead.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   Philadelphia Eagles

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Dallas Cowboys scored fewer points in this one (215.82) than their season average of 232.81.
A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. Philadelphia Eagles have lost their last three matchups, while Dallas Cowboys have won four straight.
We heard scoring helps you win. Dallas Cowboys are doing a better job of that, averaging 232.81 versus Philadelphia Eagles's 205.02.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Dallas Cowboys (4-0) have a better record than Philadelphia Eagles (1-3).
Dallas Cowboys don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Philadelphia Eagles (1 vs 0).
Dallas Cowboys are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Philadelphia Eagles (1).
Dallas Cowboys should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Philadelphia Eagles (4 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Philadelphia Eagles - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Dallas Cowboys (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Dallas Cowboys have outscored Philadelphia Eagles at QB, RB, WR, and TE this season.
Dallas Cowboys don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 53 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Dallas Cowboys had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Philadelphia Eagles (0).
There's not much good to say about Philadelphia Eagles this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Dallas Cowboys
You know Dallas Cowboys, I'm a glass-half-full kind of coach. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring's slipped recently, I'll choose to take the high road. Averaging 238.47 points through Week 3, our crew has shown it's more than capable of outperforming the 215.82 we needed for this past week's win!
Philadelphia Eagles
Whoa now, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting backfield for Philadelphia Eagles collectively registered three catches on just four measly targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 5!