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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Cowboys
1-0 249
269.41
 
VS
proj
big diesel
173.6 0-1
229.26

big diesel succumb to Cowboys, 249.00-173.60

big diesel failed to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, as Cowboys secured a 249.00-173.60 victory. big diesel leapt out to a 39.60-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 44.8 points from David Johnson (77 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 32 Rec Yds) and Travis Kelce (6 Rec, 50 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). But Cowboys held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Alvin Kamara (16 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Carson Wentz (270 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Cowboys improve to 1-0 on the season, while big diesel fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Cowboys   big diesel

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Vikings in Week 1, Kirksey made 12 tackles. In doing so, he put up 21 points to scored 37.1% higher than his 15.32-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Cowboys this week. In Week 2, Kirksey and the Packers will play the Lions.
Christian Kirksey

Top Player Comparison

Cowboys
Points
% of total points 249
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
30.15
28.54
12.1%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
25.95
29.75
10.4%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
25.05
18.55
10.1%
4
Christian Kirksey
LB
21
15.32
8.4%
big diesel
Points
% of total points 173.6
1
David Johnson
RB
25.1
22.4
14.5%
2
Drew Brees
QB
24
32.85
13.8%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.55
27.76
11.8%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
19.7
21.5
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard pass for Cowboys, while Marquise Brown had a 47-yard catch to contribute to a 167.30-78.30 lead for Cowboys.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Cowboys owned a 238.00-125.42 lead. For Cowboys, Robbie Gould had a 52-yard field goal. Drew Brees had a 46-yard pass for big diesel, while Zane Gonzalez had a 56-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Cowboys   big diesel

Game Notes

Eight of the 16 starters on Cowboys exceeded their projected point totals.
big diesel had only two of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
big diesel can partially blame the loss on Bryce Huff, who didn't score any points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Cowboys ranked 7th in the league in points scored this week, while big diesel ranked 10th.
The matchup's 75.4-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Cowboys earn the win, but they also covered the 40.15-point forecasted margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Cowboys
Good work assembling a lineup that produced 249 points this past week. We consider that to be a job done right. We should keep this momentum going as we head into our Week 2 matchup.
big diesel
Just one field goal on three attempts? Seems like Zane Gonzalez might have just kicked himself back into the free agent pool following that sort of effort.