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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Cowboys
11-4 277.95
265.37
 
VS
proj
No Mercy
274.43 7-8
261.38

Back-and-forth battle ends with Cowboys coming back to knock off No Mercy in 277.95-274.43 battle

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring four lead changes, Cowboys earned a come-from-behind win over No Mercy, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 277.95-274.43 victory. Cowboys trailed 274.43-266.95 heading into Monday night, but the team made a run behind Jessie Bates III (11 points). Lamar Jackson (243 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 35 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and DeAndre Hopkins (9 Rec, 169 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for No Mercy in the loss. This marks the second time this season Cowboys have beaten No Mercy, after winning 274.5-259.85 in their last matchup. Cowboys will look to clinch the championship next week, while No Mercy seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Cowboys   No Mercy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 12.67 points, Lamb more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 27 points as the Cowboys beat the 49ers 41-33. He caught 5 passes for 85 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Cowboys this week. Lamb will square off against the Eagles in Week 16.
CeeDee Lamb

Top Player Comparison

Cowboys
Points
% of total points 277.95
1
Justin Herbert
QB
40.7
34.68
14.6%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
27
12.67
9.7%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
23.6
29.29
8.5%
4
Danny Trevathan
LB
20
16.22
7.2%
No Mercy
Points
% of total points 274.43
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
46.85
38.43
17.1%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
35.4
23.8
12.9%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
30.65
23
11.2%
4
Demario Davis
LB
25.5
16
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Justin Herbert had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass for Cowboys to contribute to a 40.70-3.18 lead for the team.
Saturday
Stefon Diggs had a 55-yard catch for No Mercy to contribute to an 82.98-58.45 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Cowboys boasted a 214.05-213.53 lead. For Cowboys, CeeDee Lamb had a 45-yard catch. Lamar Jackson had a 44-yard pass for No Mercy, while Antonio Brown had a 46-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for No Mercy, helping the team to a 274.43-266.95 lead.

Points By Position

  Cowboys   No Mercy

Game Notes

More than half (9 of the 16) of the starters on Cowboys exceeded their projected point totals.
No Mercy had only six of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
No Mercy can partially blame the loss on Damien Harris, who didn't score any points.
No Mercy took the loss despite recording their best score of the season.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 3.52-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This victory snaps a streak of three consecutive losses for Cowboys.
Cowboys managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 3.99-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Cowboys moves to (2-0), while No Mercy falls to (1-1).
For No Mercy, Lamar Jackson put up 46.85 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Cowboys
I just can't overstate how important tight wins like this are for the locker room. Persevering through obstacles and triumphing in the face of adversity... expect the Cowboys team chemistry to be stronger than ever riding into Week 16.
No Mercy
Normally, missing a field goal isn't any reason to worry, but talk about impeccable timing: Justin Tucker goes 1-for-2 on FGs instead of 2-for-2, and No Mercy loses the matchup by 3.52 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.