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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Cowboys
5-0 309.81
278.66
 
VS
proj
Valley Vikings
261.12 3-2
273.01

Cowboys climb into 1st place, 309.81-261.12

Cowboys jumped into the top spot in Aaron's Boys with a hard-fought win over Valley Vikings, securing a 309.81-261.12 victory. Cowboys never trailed in this one after earning a 40.65-point lead on Thursday behind Ronald Jones II (22.8 points) and Mike Evans (17.35). Patrick Mahomes (44.65 points) and Mike Davis (39.55) carried the flag for Valley Vikings in the loss. Cowboys have now won five games in a row, improving to 5-0 on the season. Valley Vikings fall to 3-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Cowboys   Valley Vikings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Queen made 9 tackles and recorded a sack as the Ravens beat the Bengals 27-3. In doing so, he put up 31.25 points to nearly double his 15.7-point projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any LB in the league this season. Queen will battle the Eagles next week.
Patrick Queen

Top Player Comparison

Cowboys
Points
% of total points 309.81
1
Jared Goff
QB
37.6
32.91
12.1%
2
Patrick Queen
LB
31.25
15.7
10.1%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
29.93
33.74
9.7%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
25.35
16.43
8.2%
Valley Vikings
Points
% of total points 261.12
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
44.65
42.8
17.1%
2
Mike Davis
RB
39.55
24.76
15.1%
3
Jamison Crowder
WR
29.87
17.5
11.4%
4
Zach Cunningham
LB
21
20.37
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Cowboys boasted a 246.33-218.77 lead. For Cowboys, Jared Goff had a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass. Patrick Mahomes had a 58-yard pass for Valley Vikings, while Jamison Crowder had a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Late
DeVante Parker had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Valley Vikings, who trailed 276.88-247.42 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Cowboys   Valley Vikings

What If

Cowboys would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Valley Vikings would have lost to three other teams besides Cowboys this week.
If they played Valley Vikings every week, Cowboys would be 3-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Valley Vikings would have beaten Cowboys 241.18-237.83.
Cowboys would be 3-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Valley Vikings.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cowboys, Valley Vikings would be 4-0.
If Cowboys had played every team in the league each week, they would be 27-18.
If they played every team every week, Valley Vikings would be 25-20.

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