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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
8-1 232.18
203.03
 
VS
proj
Green Bay Packers
186.16 5-4
171.62

Dallas Cowboys brush off expectations, come back to knock off Green Bay Packers, 232.18-186.16

Dallas Cowboys rose to the occasion, rallying for a 232.18-186.16 victory over Green Bay Packers. Dallas Cowboys trailed 175.66-141.90 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Dak Prescott, who passed for 257 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 12 yards for 28.48 points, and Amari Cooper, who caught 4 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown (18 points). Marvin Jones Jr. (8 Rec, 126 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Mohamed Sanu (10 Rec, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Green Bay Packers in defeat. Dallas Cowboys (8-1) will look to keep it rolling against Vacant Team 2, while Green Bay Packers (5-4) will meet Seattle Seahawks in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   Green Bay Packers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 27 yards and a touchdown against the Patriots, Boyle registered 13.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 3.32-point projection and was much higher than his 4.45-point season scoring average. Boyle will face the Bengals next week.
Nick Boyle

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 232.18
1
Dak Prescott
QB
28.48
24.65
12.3%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
18
18.05
7.8%
3
Harold Landry III
LB
17
7.3
7.3%
4
Antoine Bethea
S
17
8.51
7.3%
Green Bay Packers
Points
% of total points 186.16
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
26.6
11.91
14.3%
2
Mohamed Sanu
WR
24.1
9.73
12.9%
3
Justin Houston
DE
16.5
7.4
8.9%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
11.76
22.29
6.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Philip Rivers had a 56-yard pass and a 46-yard pass for Green Bay Packers, while Marvin Jones Jr. had a 47-yard catch, helping Green Bay Packers to a 143.46-107.00 lead.
Sunday Night
Mark Ingram II had a 53-yard run for Dallas Cowboys, who trailed 175.66-141.90 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
Dak Prescott connected with Amari Cooper for a 45-yard touchdown pass for Dallas Cowboys. Prescott also lit up the scoreboard with a 42-yard touchdown pass on Monday night, helping lead Dallas Cowboys to the win.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   Green Bay Packers

Game Notes

13 of the 22 starting players on Dallas Cowboys exceeded their projected point totals.
Green Bay Packers had only 10 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Dallas Cowboys had two starters score zero points, while Green Bay Packers had two.
Dallas Cowboys put up more points than their season scoring average (216.4) while Green Bay Packers fell short of theirs (200.87).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Not only did Dallas Cowboys earn the W, but they also covered the 31.41-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Dallas Cowboys moves to (4-0), while Green Bay Packers falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Marvin Jones Jr. (26.6 points) posted the fourth-best score for a WR this week.

Next Week Preview

Green Bay Packers
Losing streaks will collide in Week 10 as sixth-place Green Bay Packers have now lost two games in a row while their opponent, Seattle Seahawks, have dropped each of their last three. Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 10, as Carson Wentz, Benardrick McKinney, Jamie Collins Sr., Josh Lambo, Whitney Mercilus, Devontae Booker, Josh Allen, Da'Ron Payne, Mack Hollins, and Jordan Reed are off for Seattle Seahawks and Mohamed Sanu, Calais Campbell, A.J. Bouye, the New England Patriots defense, and Ryan Kerrigan are scheduled to be off for Green Bay Packers.
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys (8-1) will square off against Vacant Team 2 (4-5) in Week 10. Each team will have multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 10, as Jordan Howard, Matt Ioannidis, Justin Reid, Ben Watson, Jonathan Allen, Ronnie Harrison, DaeSean Hamilton, Antonio Brown, Nick Foles, and Nigel Bradham are off for Dallas Cowboys, while Vacant Team 2 will be without Deshaun Watson, Noah Fant, Yannick Ngakoue, Damien Harris, and Jay Ajayi. Over the past two weeks, Dallas Cowboys have scored 200.74 points per game, while Vacant Team 2 have averaged 191.35 per contest.