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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Cowboys
4-1 40
38.76
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
30 3-2
37.51

Seattle Seahawks fall to Dallas Cowboys, 40-30

There's no sugarcoating it, Seattle Seahawks didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as Dallas Cowboys emerged victorious with a 40-30 victory. Dallas Cowboys never trailed in this one, coasting to victory behind Ezekiel Elliott (91 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 14 Rec Yds) and Greg Zuerlein . Russell Wilson (9 points) and DK Metcalf (7) carried the flag for Seattle Seahawks in the loss. Dallas Cowboys (4-1) will look to sustain their momentum against New York Giants, while Seattle Seahawks (3-2) will meet Pit Steelers (ZS) in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Cowboys   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Giants in Week 5, Elliott racked up 105 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 13 points to more-than-double his 6.3-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Dallas Cowboys this week. Elliott will square off against the Cardinals next week.
Ezekiel Elliott

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 40
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13
6.3
32.5%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
9.27
32.5%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
8
6.42
20%
4
Dak Prescott
QB
3
9.91
7.5%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 30
1
Russell Wilson
QB
9
10.05
30%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
7
2.71
23.3%
3
Chris Carson
RB
6
4.95
20%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
5
4.95
16.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Chris Carson had a 29-yard touchdown run for Seattle Seahawks, who trailed 40-30 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Dallas Cowboys   Seattle Seahawks

What If

Dallas Cowboys would have beaten 10 other teams besides Seattle Seahawks this week.
Seattle Seahawks would have lost to eight other teams besides Dallas Cowboys this week.
If Dallas Cowboys played Seattle Seahawks every week this season, they'd be 3-2.
Dallas Cowboys would have been victorious over Seattle Seahawks 35-25 had they played each other last week.
Dallas Cowboys would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Seattle Seahawks.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks would be 3-1.
If Dallas Cowboys had played every team in the league each week, they would be 39-25-1.
If they played every team every week, Seattle Seahawks would be 33-29-3.

Coach Talk

Dallas Cowboys
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. Case in point: we really emphasized that by doubling up Seattle Seahawks at running back this past week (13 points to 6).
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks will find it tough to complain about lack of opportunities this past week. Our pass-catching corps (two WR and two TE) collectively received a grand total of 25 targets in Week 5. With only 15 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.