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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Tigers
5-3 153.5
145.81
 
VS
proj
Sidney Dak Prescott
108.15 4-4
155.83

Tigers beat Sidney Dak Prescott for third straight win, 153.50-108.15

Tigers extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Sidney Dak Prescott, coming out on top with a 153.50-108.15 win. Tigers never trailed in this one after grabbing a 27.40-point lead on Thursday behind Julio Jones. Travis Kelce (27.8 points) and Carson Wentz (17.55) led the way for Sidney Dak Prescott in the loss. Tigers improve to 5-3 on the season, while Sidney Dak Prescott fall to 4-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Tigers   Sidney Dak Prescott

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 23 points, surrendering 222 yards, and forcing 4 turnovers against the Eagles, the Cowboys defense registered 25 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 11.19-point projection and was much higher than their 9.38-point season scoring average. The Cowboys defense will face the Steelers next week.
The Dallas Cowboys defense

Top Player Comparison

Tigers
Points
% of total points 153.5
1
Giovani Bernard
RB
27.6
20.35
18%
2
Julio Jones
WR
27.4
20.86
17.9%
3
Cam Newton
QB
25.5
26.71
16.6%
4
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
25
11.19
16.3%
Sidney Dak Prescott
Points
% of total points 108.15
1
Travis Kelce
TE
27.8
18.07
25.7%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
17.55
27.58
16.2%
3
Wil Lutz
K
14
9.46
12.9%
4
Michael Gallup
WR
12.2
8.91
11.3%

Points By Position

  Tigers   Sidney Dak Prescott

What If

Tigers would have beaten eight other teams besides Sidney Dak Prescott this week.
Sidney Dak Prescott would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Tigers played Sidney Dak Prescott every week this season, they'd be 4-4.
Last week, Tigers would have been victorious over Sidney Dak Prescott 185.1-171.7.
Tigers would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sidney Dak Prescott.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tigers, Sidney Dak Prescott would be 6-1.
If Tigers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 50-54.
If they played every team every week, Sidney Dak Prescott would be 61-43.

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